MANILA: Police arrested three Chinese in a drug sting that started in Binondo, Manila, and ended in Cavite, resulting in the confiscation of some 37kg of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride worth P296m ($7.22m) on Tuesday night.
Yang Mou Yu alias Heng, his driver Cai Chun Yuan alias Chua, and Yu Jian Ye, belong to a major drug syndicate operating in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, according to Senior Superintendent Napoleon Taas, head of the Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (AIDSOTF). Taas said the trio had been under police surveillance for more than six months prior to their arrest.
Superintendent Ismael Fajardo, head of the AIDSOTF’s Special Operations Unit 3, said a confidential agent had arranged a deal with the suspects for the purchase of a kilo of shabu for P2.2m. Yang and Cai were nabbed shortly after they handed over the shabu to a poseur buyer in a Toyota Camry along Muelle de Binondo street at around 9pm.
Fajardo said a search of the suspects’ car yielded another kilo of the illegal stuff. Yu, who was in another car, sped off toward Cavite, prompting Fajardo and his men to give chase. The AIDSOTF chief then called up the Cavite police and sought assistance. Joint elements of AIDSOTF and the Cavite police eventually caught up with Yu in Trece Martirez City at 12:30am yesterday.
Taas said a search of the suspect’s vehicle yielded 20kg more of shabu.
The Philippine Star
