Authorities seized Monday night about 6.1 tons of exotic meat and wildlife parts worth about P15 million from three suspects, including a Chinese national, in Binondo, Manila.
The Manila Public Information Office identified the suspects as Cai Chang Fen, Rogelio Endrinal, and Joshua Almario.
The two Filipino suspects said they only served as driver and helper for Fen, who is the owner of the contraband meat.
But the Chinese national claimed that he was only following orders from a fellow Chinese man.
Members of the Manila Veterinary Inspection Board arrested the three suspects.
Recovered from them were hundreds of boxes of pork, beef, chicken, fish, turtles, sea lions, and lizards, among others, with an estimated value of P15 million.
The arrested suspects will be charged for violation of Republic Act 10536 or the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines, Republic Act 10611 or the Food Safety Act, and Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. (Minka Tiangco)
