Marcos on largest drug bust ever: No bullet fired, not one person dead


A police cordon secures a van and its cargo of shabu after the vehicle was flagged down at a checkpoint in Alitagtag, Batangas, on April 15, 2024. - Facebook

MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr stressed that launching the drug war without resorting to violent means is possible, with the largest-ever drug bust being conducted without anyone being killed or shot.

In a short briefing on Tuesday (April 16), after inspecting the shabu (crystal meth) confiscated in Alitagtag town of Batangas province, Marcos said that the estimated weight of the contraband was 1.8 tonnes, making it the biggest-ever drug seizure in the country’s history.

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