MANILA, Philippines — More than P5.7 million worth of ecstacy tablets and cocaine were seized from a safety deposit box rented by an arrested drug suspect at a posh hotel in Taguig City on Friday night. The safety deposit box was rented by businessman Domingo Tanyao Uy Jr., who was arrested after P8.7 million worth of illegal drugs were found in an open vault of the room he rented at the same hotel last month. His arrest came after hotel officials tipped off authorities about the presence of illegal drugs in the rented room. Weeks after his arrest, PDEA operatives opened the safety deposit box kept by Uy, which contained 2,750 ecstacy tablets and 200 grams of cocaine. Authorities sought a search warrant after getting information that Uy maintained a safety deposit box that contained illegal drugs.

Source: Philippine Star June 15, 2019 16:00 UTC