Duterte orders all confiscated shabu destroyed in one week

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night ordered all the shabu confiscated and being kept as evidence against accused drug personalities destroyed "in one week."

"I want all the shabu, residual or otherwise, however minimal, destroyed, all of it, by next week. One week. Do it one week. Destroy and get specimen. Tutal, pag mag-ocular inspection, may prosecutor ‘yan," Duterte said.

"You can also invite the NBI and the forensic guy of the NBI will also conduct the examination at gano’n din sabihin," he added.

"We go by science. Why do we have to put on our shoulder the burden of keeping a contraband or merchandise that can be used or recycled," Duterte said.

The president said destroying the contraband would “more or less improve things” and would “better protect” the Filipino people.

“I hope the Supreme Court will agree with me, just a few days after, they should be destroyed and be accounted for accurately,” he said.

Duterte said that the seized illegal drugs should be properly disposed of and should not be stolen or recycled.

Earlier, police seized over P4 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Caloocan City over the weekend, according to the National Capital Region Police Office.

In late September, some P24 million worth of suspected shabu was also seized in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City.

On September 22, more than P2 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Novaliches, Quezon City. -NB, GMA News