CEBU CITY—A suspect allegedly with links to drug syndicates operating from the New Bilibid Prison was killed and at least P20 million in what police described as “brown” shabu, or crystal meth, was seized in a buy-bust operation in the town of Cordova, Cebu province on Monday (April 12), according to police.
Joven Engalan Silong suffered three gunshot wounds in the chest during a clash with Cebu provincial police, said Brig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo, Central Visayas police chief, at a press conference.
Montejo said brown shabu could be a low-grade variant of methamphetamine hydrochloride or an adulterated version of meth.
Montejo said he will ask the police crime lab to check the s…
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