Chinese businessman admits receiving P6.4-B ‘shabu’ in warehouse

THE Taiwanese businessman linked to the shipment of the P6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs from China has admitted receiving the goods at his warehouse.

At Wednesday’s resumption of the Senate blue ribbon hearing into the more than 600 kilos of “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) shipped into the country, Richard Tan, owner of Hongfei Logistics told senators that he got a phone call from China Customs telling him that there were suspicious items in the shipment.