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Philippines arrests foreign trio in drugs bust

30/01/2012 10:31:00
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Philippine police arrested two Taiwanese men and a Chinese yesterday in a sting operation that netted illegal drugs worth over two million dollars, officials said.
The three were caught selling more than two kilos (4.4 pounds) of the banned stimulant crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride, more commonly known as “ice” or “shabu”, to an undercover agent, police said.
Agents also found drugs in the suspects’ vehicle.
The bogus transaction took place at a car park of a hospital and agents pounced on the trio after marked money changed hands.
The Philippines has been stepping up its fight against drug traffickers after concerns the archipelago country’s vast shoreline made it a favourite shipment point for illegal drugs.

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