Pampanga shabu laboratory owner identified

MANILA, Philippines - Police have released the sketch of a Chinese man who allegedly owned a shabu laboratory in Angeles, Pampanga, where at least 45 gallons of liquid shabu with an estimated value of P1.1 billion were seized during a raid on Tuesday.

“We have identified the operator. We got the name through the help of our counterpart at the Taiwanese police. We also have the name of the person who contacted the owner of the house where the chemicals were seized,” Senior Superintendent Leonardo Suan, chief of staff of the Anti-Illegal Drug Group (AIDG) of the Philippine National Police, said on Wednesday.

Shiji Jun, alias Michael, who rented the house in Barangay Dolores, is between 5’5” to 5’6” tall, with black hair and fair complexion according to the owner of the house, Orlando Pangilinan.

Suan said the AIDG is coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration to prevent the suspects from leaving the country.

He said the suspects could be using other houses either as a shabu laboratory or warehouse for illegal drugs.

Authorities said the shabu laboratory in Angeles is categorized as mega-industrial because it can produce more than 50 kilograms of shabu per production cycle.