{"id":176244,"date":"2018-08-12T02:48:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T06:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=176244"},"modified":"2018-08-12T02:48:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T06:48:58","slug":"drug-smugglers-becoming-bolder-malacanang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/12\/drug-smugglers-becoming-bolder-malacanang\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug smugglers becoming bolder: Malaca\u00f1ang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque, meanwhile, assured that the government will get to the bottom of the case. (File photo: YANCY LIM\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Saturday described drug manufacturers and smugglers as \u201cbolder\u201d after a recent report which showed PHP6.8 billion worth of \u201cshabu\u201d from an alleged Taiwan syndicate had recently slipped past the Bureau of Customs (BoC).<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he believed manufacturers and smugglers were becoming bolder because their supply was dwindling due to the ongoing crackdown on drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe view the latest reported foreign drug shipment as a sign that big-timer drug manufacturers and smugglers are becoming bolder with a dwindled local supply as they feel the pressure from the government\u2019s campaign against illegal drugs,\u201d Roque said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Roque, meanwhile, assured that the government will get to the bottom of the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur authorities are now working with their foreign counterparts to help with the probe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said billions worth of shabu might be circulating on the streets now after the agency seized four empty magnetic lifters from a warehouse in Cavite.<\/p>\n

PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said the magnetic lifters in Cavite were already empty but K9 dogs have positively detected traces of illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is very saddening, PHP6.8 billion worth of illegal drug are now circulating anew in our streets,\u201d Aquino noted.<\/p>\n

Aquino said initial information revealed that the illegal drugs came from Taiwan, Republic of China and the syndicate only used Malaysia as transshipment point.<\/p>\n

He also believed that the Golden Triangle Syndicate, notoriously known as the world\u2019s foremost drug-producing region, is behind the shipment.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he said law enforcers are continuously conducting backtracking investigations to determine the personalities involved in the operation.<\/p>\n

Initially, Aquino said PDEA has at least 19 persons of interest including 11 Chinese nationals but could not reveal any names yet.<\/p>\n

Aquino, however, said PDEA has obtained several documents, including various checks, shipping documents and CCTV footage.<\/p>\n

PDEA is also in close coordination with its international counterparts from China, Malaysia and even United States Drug Enforcement Administration to help in the probe, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Saturday described drug manufacturers and smugglers as \u201cbolder\u201d after a recent report which showed PHP6.8 billion worth …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":160926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-azer-parrocha","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}