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Man nabbed with 1 kilo of shabu

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Coast Guard officials arrested the other night a man believed to be a courier of shabu in Port Area, Manila and recovered at least one kilo of the illegal substance.

Authorities identified the suspect as Dario Cortez, who was caught with the P1.5 million worth of illegal drugs inside his bag as he was about to board a SuperFerry 12 to Cebu. Commodore Wilfredo Tamayo, of the Coast Guard National Capital Region Station, said the pack of shabu was discovered through the X-ray machine of the Task Force Sea Marshall of the Coast Guard at the port.

Charges of violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (R.A. 9165), have been filed against Cortez with the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office.

Meanwhile, Tamayo said they have stepped up security measures in all ports of the country following the arrest of Cortez.

He said they have received intelligence reports that drug syndicates are now using domestic passenger vessels to transport illegal substances to various provinces because security measures in airports have already been tightened. – Edu Punay

CEBU

COAST GUARD

COAST GUARD NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION STATION

COMMODORE WILFREDO TAMAYO

DARIO CORTEZ

DRUGS ACT

EDU PUNAY

MANILA CITY PROSECUTOR

PORT AREA

TAMAYO

TASK FORCE SEA MARSHALL OF THE COAST GUARD

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