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No leads yet on cocaine bricks found in Samar
The Philippine Star
|March 12, 2024
TACLOBAN Police have yet to gather leads on the possible sources of cocaine bricks that were found floating in the waters off Arteche, Eastern Samar last week.
The cocaine bricks, valued at P111.85 million, were surrendered to the local police by a fisherman, who found the illegal drugs near Barangay Tangbo on Friday afternoon.
The illegal drugs were placed in two plastic bags.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) expressed belief that the cocaine came from South America, citing previous cases of illegal drugs dumped in the waters off Eastern Samar over a decade ago.
Col. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson for the PNP, said there were 226 and nine bricks of cocaine recovered in the province in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
Investigation at the time showed the cocaine came from South America.
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