LEGAZPI CITY —- Over a hundred sacks of ammonium nitrate believed intended to produce explosives for blast fishing were intercepted by the Maritime police in Placer town of Masbate province.
The ammonium nitrate, a component in making explosives, was being loaded by two men on a motorized banca docked at the coastal village of Placer when police intercepted it Thursday afternoon.
The two men, however, eluded arrest, the report said.
Col. Joriz Cantoria, Masbate police provincial director, said the seized ammonium nitrate worth P606,000 had no corresponding shipping documents as the suspects eluded operatives led by the Masbate Maritime Police Station.
Cantoria has ident…
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