Philippine authorities arrested six people and seized $67m worth of methamphetamine yesterday, in one of the biggest narcotics hauls of a nationwide drugs war that has focused heavily on eliminating street-level dealers.
Agents from the National Bureau of Investigation swooped down on a quiet neighbourhood in San Juan City and found 560kg of what they believe was "shabu" stored in 56 bags.
Police said officers were still compiling an inventory of the drugs.
The amount seized, if verified, would be bigger than the amount of shabu seized nationwide last year, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
