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Ugandan businessman held for P42.5 million shabu
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives have seized suspected shabu valued at P42.5 million and arrested a Ugandan national at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The operation took place on Tuesday evening at NAIA Terminal 3's Customs Exclusion Room.
Authorities discovered 6,250 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu, hidden within the suspect's luggage.
The arrested individual, identified by the alias 'Adnan,' is a 45-year-old Ugandan businessman who arrived from Antananarivo, Madagascar, with a connecting flight to the Philippines.
The confiscated illegal substance was found concealed among clothes, toys, and other personal items in a gray luggage.
Other items recovered from the suspect include a Ugandan passport, boarding pass, backpack, bank cards, a mobile phone, and US dollar bills.
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