Pinoys top shabu users in East Asia
By Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star)
The Philippines has the highest rate of shabu abuse in East Asia, with 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 using the illegal drug, the 2011 United Nations (UN) World Drug Report said recently.
According to the UN report, consumption of shabu, dubbed as the poor man’s cocaine, and marijuana remains to be the main drug threat in the Philippines.
Based on records provided by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), from January to October 2011, Filipino authorities seized 250 kilograms of shabu worth $68 million (P2.92 billion).
During buy-bust operations, PDEA was able to confiscate 818 kilograms of marijuana, 17,222 grams of cocaine, and 960 tablets of Ecstasy, worth $17.4 million (P748 billion), $2 million (P86 million) and $26,790 (P1.5 million), respectively.
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