Philippines drug agency arrest Nigerian in raid

The Philippines Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Officd 4-A in Barangay Biclatan,
Cavite, has carried out a drug raid leading to arrest of a Nigerian who is identified as Valentine Ezike.

The Philippines News Agency on Sunday quoted a PDEA report as saying, authorities seized from Ezike of Palmdale Village, Governor’s Hill around 500 grams of suspected ‘shabu,’ (a variant of methamphetamine), a box containing two resealable transparent plastic bags containing more or less 1,000 grams each of brownish granules substance, plastic basin containing weighing scale, and four identification card, among others.

PDEA said Ezike was believed to be a member of the West African Drug Syndicate that recruits Filipinos to transport illegal drugs.

Ezike will be charged with violation of sections 5 and 11, Article II of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.