00:00There are 170 million pesos worth of shabu that were confiscated in Cebu City.
00:07The suspect was arrested.
00:09Jesse Atienza is in the center of the news.
00:13The 25 kilos of shabu that were confiscated in Cebu City is not found in the port area.
00:20It's worth 170 million pesos.
00:24The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 7 discovered the illegal drug inside a vehicle that came from a ship.
00:32The contraband was seen with the help of their canine unit, Bayaning, a Belgian Malinois.
00:39We were supposed to conduct an inspection randomly.
00:42And then we noticed that the driver of this vehicle was trying to escape.
00:49He killed the vehicle and was about to leave.
00:52This prompted us to suspect.
00:54So we stopped him and opened the vehicle.
00:57We ran the canine sweeping.
00:59And then the canine detection dog, it was placed on the passenger side, on the back.
01:06When we took out the carton, the dog sat on it.
01:12So that prompted us to open it because there was an indicator.
01:16The driver of the vehicle was arrested.
01:19They were also given their cell phones and IDs.
01:22According to the initial information, the driver came from Manila and Masbate before he reached the port of Cebu City.
01:29We were able to get a discount because it was intended for other neighboring areas.
01:39But considering that this is already closed, most probably, market-wise, we can already see it.
01:45For quantities that are usually in the cities.
01:49I don't think that it was intended for Cebu City.
01:53Our port is already complete.
01:55To Luzon, to Visayas, to Mindanao.
01:58The PDEA Region 7 will conduct a more in-depth investigation.
02:03Other law enforcement agencies will also be involved to investigate who the supplier is and where the smuggled goods will be brought from.
02:11They will also investigate all the cargoes and vehicles that will pass through the ports.
02:18From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienza for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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