CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) has become a dumping ground for chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of “shabu” (methamphetamines), a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official said on Monday. Five dumps have been found by SCTEx personnel and policemen since Aug. 8, said Emerson Margate, PDEA director in Central Luzon. ADVERTISEMENTOn Aug. 16, Porac police found chemicals which were submitted for lab tests. Packages of chemicals and equipment were also found along Km 64+420 at Barangay Sapang Balen in Mabalacat City, also in Pampanga. Margate said the chemicals and equipment found in Porac were similar to those seized in Concepcion and Mabalacat.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 22, 2016 18:11 UTC