The PNP, BOC, and PDEA unveiled P2.2 billion worth of methamphetamine (shabu) hidden in a beef jerky shipment at the Manila International Container Port in Tondo, Manila, on October 6, 2023.
Authorities estimate the drugs weigh 323 kilos and have a street value of P2.2 billion. They were discreetly packed in plastic packets, each wrapped in carbon paper and aluminum foil.
Media was shown neatly arranged 1,109 plastic packs allegedly containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu.
(Report & photography by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)