MANILA, Philippines — A block of suspected cocaine weighing around a kilo and estimated to be worth P5.3 million was found along the shoreline of Barangay Calanaga in Rapu-Rapu, Albay. The police in Albay said Monday that the suspected cocaine was recovered by fishermen at about 3:00 p.m. on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTThe suspected illegal drug was turned over to the Rapu-Rapu Municipal Police Station at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. If confirmed to be cocaine, it will be among the latest additions to the billions of pesos worth of illegal drugs found along the country’s eastern seaboard since February this year. (Editor: Cenon B. Bibe Jr.)READ: PNP: Floating blocks of cocaine bound for Australia not PhilippinesRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 03:56 UTC