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MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it will be seeking court approval for the immediate destruction of more than P1 billion worth of \u201cshabu\u201d (crystal meth) seized in two separate busts in Cavite and Para\u00f1aque City on June 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be coordinating with the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) in convincing the courts that will handle the cases that we filed in connection with these two operations to destroy these confiscated illegal drugs in the soonest possible time,\u201d said PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto naman ay naayon sa kautusan ng ating Pangulo na dapat ay sirain na kaagad ang mga nakukumpiskang ililgal na droga sa loob ng isang linggo after the operation. At dapat lang namang gawin ito upang maalis na ang mga pagdudada tungkol sa nakukumpiskang iligal na droga,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

(This is in line with our President’s order that the confiscated illegal drugs must be destroyed immediately within a week after the operation. And this should be done to remove doubts on the confiscated illegal drugs.)<\/p>\n

Eleazar said the PNP will take advantage of a previous circular issued by the Supreme Court in July 2020 where it directed the lower court to \u201cstrictly comply\u201d with Section 21 of Republic Act (RA) 9165 which mandates courts to make destruction orders for seized drugs weighing 5 kilograms or more a top priority.<\/p>\n

RA 9165, or the \u201cComprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002,\u201d states that \u201cafter the filing of the criminal case, the court shall, within 72 hours, conduct an ocular inspection\u201d of the seized illegal drugs and through the PDEA shall “within 24 hours thereafter proceed with the destruction or burning of the same, provided, that a representative sample, duly weighed and recorded is retained.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eleazar, however, claims that since the law was passed, the provisions of the legislation have not been fully implemented, adding that it typically takes months, if not years, for illegal substances to be destroyed \u2014 leading to speculations of drug recycling in the past.<\/p>\n

This came after joint buy-bust operations<\/a> by the PNP and the PDEA last Sunday, June 13, resulted in the confiscation of 155 kilograms of shabu worth P1.054 billion and the arrest of two Chinese nationals, Zhuzun Chen and Man Kuok Wong.<\/p>\n

Chen was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Baclaran, Para\u00f1aque City while Wong was nabbed along the Aguinaldo Highway in Imus, Cavite<\/a>. Aside from the large volume of illegal drugs which were placed inside tea packages, cellular phones and vehicles were seized from the two suspects.<\/p>\n

The 155 kilograms of shabu seized from the bust are currently under the custody of the PDEA and the PNP-Crime Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n

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MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it will be seeking court approval for the immediate destruction of more than P1 billion worth of \u201cshabu\u201d (crystal meth) seized in two separate busts in Cavite and Para\u00f1aque City on June 13. \u201cWe will be coordinating with the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) 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