(UPDATE) PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said they have asked the court to expedite the issuance of an order to destroy the 990 kilos of shabu worth P6.7 billion seized during a buy-bust in Manila.

'We shall seek the permission of the Court for the immediate destruction of these confiscated 990.1 kilograms of shabu after the required laboratory examination and technical inventory in accord with PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) and DDB (Dangerous Drugs Board) standard procedures,' Azurin said.