Shown in the photograph 01 August is a tiny plastic packet containing the banned drug metamphetamine hydrochloride locally known as "shabu", and elsewhere as "ice", worth 500 pesos (18.00 USD), weighing about half gram which is sold to drug users. Drug addicts inhale the smoke when the crystalline powder is melted by a flame. President Fidel Ramos has launched an all-out war against illegal drugs particularly against shabu which has alarmingly spread all over the country. Mr. Ramos called the phenomenal growth of narcotics trade in the country as a "national security threat." / AFP
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37-anyos na lalaki, huli matapos makumpiskahan ng ₱61k halaga ng hinihinalang shabu sa Alabat, Quezon

July 19, 2024
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Huli ang isang 37-anyos na lalaki matapos makumpiskahan ng hinihinalang shabu sa ikinasang search warrant ng mga awtoridad sa tahanan nito sa Barangay 5 Poblacion, Alabat, Quezon nitong Miyerkules, Hulyo 17.

Batay sa report, bandang alas-5:50 ng umaga ikinasa ang operasyon na nagresulta sa pagkakadakip kay alyas “Gibson”, residente ng nasabing bayan.

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Nakumpiska naman sa suspek ang nasa tatlong (3) gramo ng hinihinalang shabu na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng mahigit ₱61,000, isang coin purse at isang plastic box

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Samantala, kasalukuyang nasa kustodiya ng awtoridad ang suspek na nahaharap ngayon sa kasong paglabag sa Republic Act 9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.