More cocaine blocks found in Surigao

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SIXTEEN more blocks of cocaine weighing a total of at least 20 kilograms were found along the shore of Lingig town in Surigao del Sur.

The 16 blocks, with an estimated value of around P100 million, were turned over to the Lingig Municipal Police by fisherman Jolan Basarde Pucot, 25.

A report from the Lingig Police said Pucot found the 16 blocks of suspected cocaine after he went fishing in the waters off Barangay Handamayan on Tuesday evening, April 30.

The report said Pucot immediately turned over the contraband to the said police station.

The items will be turned over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory for verification.

Since February 10, police said over 100 kilograms of cocaine have been recovered from the country's eastern shores.

Blocks of cocaine were found either floating in the waters or on the shores of Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur in Luzon, down to the Dinagat group of islands in Caraga region, Davao Oriental, Surigao Del Norte, and Surigao Del Sur in Mindanao. (SunStar Philippines)

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