CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna — Police said a “buoy” retrieved by fishermen in the waters off Camarines Norte province on Sunday night was a “sophisticated, high-tech” tracking device used in monitoring drug shipments. The device, similar to a buoy featuring a plastic neon orange top, contained a GPS (global positioning system) instrument. Between April 15 and April 22, fishermen from Perez town in Quezon found a total of 28 kg of cocaine, worth P280 million, and 16.5 liters of liquid chemical that could make about 13 kg of cocaine worth P130 million, in Lamon Bay. The tracking device was retrieved on April 22 in the waters off Vinzons town in Camarines Norte, near the area where one of the plastic drums was found, said Chief Supt. ADVERTISEMENTSingle sourcePolice said it had yet to determine the source or the destination of the recovered cocaine but believed the drugs and the device came from a single source.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 24, 2018 21:11 UTC