P8.5M ecstasy tablets from France seized in Laguna | Inquirer

P8.5M ecstasy tablets from France seized in Laguna

LUCENA CITY — Authorities seized P8.5 million worth of ecstasy tablets from a female suspect in a “controlled delivery operation” on Wednesday, Dec. 21, in Santa Rosa City in Laguna province.

In a report, the Region 4A police said operatives from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, Calabarzon Drug Enforcement Unit, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine Postal Corp., and local police collared at 3:30 p.m. Joy Buatista, alias “Aira Almonte,” at a gasoline station in Barangay Dita.

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The operatives seized a cargo box declared as a “children playing item” and had six stuffed toys and four improvised pouches.

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When the box was opened, the pouches reportedly contained 5,032 pink tablets suspected to be ecstasy.

The confiscated illegal drugs have a street value of P8,554,400, the report stated.

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Ecstasy is the go-to illegal drug among young people during rave parties, recreational activities, and nightclubbing.

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A controlled delivery is a technique used when a consignment of illegal drugs is detected and allowed to go forward under the control and surveillance of law enforcement officers to secure evidence against illegal drug traffickers.

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The police said the cargo was shipped by one Buatista Victoria from Lille, France, and consigned to the arrested suspect.

Authorities were conducting further investigations.

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The suspect was detained and will be charged of violating Section 4 (Importation of Dangerous Drugs) of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. INQ

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