Chinese busted for P170-M shabu in Manila
Itchie G. Cabayan
SOME 25 kilos of high grade shabu with an estimated street value of P170 million were confiscated from a Chinese national during a buy-bust operation in Malate, Manila.
Suspect Lin Hua Zen, 42, of Bagong Nayon, Antipolo City, was nabbed while inside his vehicle, a grey Honda Civic (XZZ-553), along the service road of Roxas Boulevard near the Diamond Hotel in Malate, Manila.
It was learned that the operation was conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at around 2 p.m. the other day, where operatives found the drugs placed inside a luggage at the rear passenger seat of the car.
The suspect will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.