‘Floating shabu' na nakita sa mga karagatang sakop ng Ilocos Sur, may Chinese markings

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00:00Illegal packages of drugs with Chinese markings were found in different parts of Ilocos Sur.

00:08This is Patrick de Azuz's report.

00:12An additional 18 illegal packages of drugs were found in the ocean in Villamar, Cahuayan, Ilocos Sur,

00:22which were found in a sack and were seen by fishermen this morning.

00:27The first to be found on Monday was 24 packages of Umanoy Shabu,

00:32which was also found in a sack in San Juan Bay in the province of San Juan, Ilocos Sur.

00:37According to the police, it is worth P167 million.

00:43According to the Ilocos Region Police,

00:45the packaging of drugs found in Cahuayan and San Juan has the same Chinese markings.

00:51This is the first time that illegal packages of drugs were found in Ilocos Sur.

00:57It's the same. There are Chinese characters.

01:00Even the packaging. Did you see the picture? It's almost the same.

01:05This is the first time that there are illegal packages in Ilocos Sur.

01:08Checkpoints have been set up in the province of Ilocos Sur to make sure that

01:13there will be no problem if illegal packages of drugs are found.

01:17Even on the land, I have set up checkpoints.

01:20Maybe we were just lucky. Maybe these are just residues.

01:25Of course, why would there be illegal packages?

01:28Maybe they have trouble in their homes. I have set up checkpoints.

01:33I have added checkpoints.

01:35Meanwhile, the PNP Maritime Group will also help to make sure

01:40that there are illegal packages of drugs near the places where they were found.

01:45Three teams of the Maritime Group were sent to patrol the area.

01:52They started scouring the seawaters.

01:55Of course, we also have coastal barangay information network

01:58that most likely will relay information if there will be such similar occurrences

02:05or facts that can be seen abroad.

02:09Anything that is very unusual, usually it will be reported.

02:13The investigation into the origin of drugs will continue.

02:16If this is the case, it will be sent to the Philippines.

02:19Patrick De Jesus for Pambansan TV in Bagong, Philippines.