Two drug suspects were arrested and some P136 million worth of “shabu” and chemicals used to manufacture the illegal drug were seized following a raid by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) into an alleged shabu laboratory at the Ayala Alabang Village (AAV) in Muntinlupa City, Friday morning.
PDEA spokesperson Derrick Carreon said based on a search warrant, operatives raided a medium-scale suspected shabu laboratory at Mabolo Street, AAV at around 12: 30 a.m. Friday that resulted in the arrest of the suspects Aurelien Cythere, 41 and Mark Anthony Sarayot, 42.
PDEA agents confiscated 20 kilos of shabu with an estimated street value of P136 million, various controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs), lab equipment, several IDs, three cell phones and financial documents.
The two will be charged with violation of Section 8 (Manufacture of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of RA 9165, and will be detained at PDEA Regional Office NCR Custodial Facility while the pieces of evidence seized in the operation were brought to PDEA for documentation.