Pubdate: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 Source: People's Journal (Philippines) Copyright: 2004 People's Journal Contact: http://www.journal.com.ph/contactus.asp Website: http://www.journal.com.ph/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3381 Author: Hector Lawas and Allan Bergonia Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) QUIRICADA, VALENZUELA SHABU LABS SMASHED POLICE raided two suspected shabu laboratories ' this time in Tondo and Valenzuela -- and seized 151 drums of shabu precursors and chemicals yesterday afternoon. Sketchy reports from the Western Police District said first raided was an abandoned warehouse at 1753 Jose Abad Santos Avenue and Quiracada Street in Tondo. The warehouse was reportedly occupied by Eugene Tan. He was not around during the raid. Seized were four drums of alleged precursor materials, strainers, evaporators, plastic containers and packing materials used in "purifying" raw shabu. The seized shabu substances were turned over to the Scene of the Crime Operations Office in Camp Crame for examination. Police said Lucia Tan, the reported owner of the warehouse, began to suspect that there was something inside the warehouse after it reeked of chemicals. In Valenzuela City, combined elements of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force and the police seized shabu chemicals from an abandoned building on Tangile Street, Villa Liwayway in Barangay Maysan at 5:15 p.m. yesterday. Recovered from the building, which was being rented by a certain Jimmy Coo Hou, were 147 drums of chemicals used in the manufacture of shabu. AIDSOTF chief Deputy Director Gen. Edgardo Aglipay and Supt. Jose Marcelo led the raid armed with a search warrant issued by Executive Judge Floro Alejo. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake