THE Office of the Ombudsman has formed a panel to investigate the shipment of P6.4-billion "shabu" (methamphetamine hydrochloride) into the country.

"The Office of the Ombudsman has created a panel to conduct a fact finding investigation into alleged anomalies in the release of 6.4 billion worth of Methampethamine or 'shabu', through the greenlane of the Bureau of Customs," the office said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

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