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P6.9-M ‘shabu' recovered in arrested Davao trader’s house
Davao City police arrested a 51-year-old suspect, alias Jose, who revealed the location of PHP6.9 million worth of shabu in his residence.
He was initially apprehended on July 1 at a checkpoint for possession of shabu worth PHP100,000 and firearms.
The suspect informed the Toril Police Station 8 of the whereabouts of the larger stash of illegal drugs two days after his arrest.
Authorities recovered a large, transparent plastic bag sealed with packaging tape containing the shabu from his house in Barangay Ma-a on Wednesday morning.
The confiscated drugs were reportedly transported from Manila to Cagayan de Oro City and then delivered to Davao City for distribution.
Police confirmed there are no shabu laboratories in the city.
The suspect and the confiscated drugs are now in the custody of the Toril Police Station for proper handling and subsequent laboratory examination.
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