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  2. Shabu - Wikipedia

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    Shabu or syabu may refer to: Shabu, a slang term for the drug methamphetamine, used in Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Ya ba, also called shabú (Philippines), pills with a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine prevalent throughout Asia. Shabu, a fictional genie from the sitcom Just Our Luck

  3. Legal status of methamphetamine - Wikipedia

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    Philippines: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal: Under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 the sale, transport, possession and transport of methamphetamine, commonly known as "shabu", "meth" or "ice" in the country, is illegal. The law states that possession is punishable by life imprisonment to death penalty (although death penalty ...

  4. Illegal drug trade in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country are methamphetamine hydrochloride (known locally as shabu) and marijuana. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 ...

  5. Ya ba - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] The name commonly used for it in the Philippines and Indonesia is shabú. [9] The name commonly used for it in China is ma-goo or ma-guo. [citation needed] In Bangladesh, it is colloquially known as baba, guti, laal, khawon, ‘jinish ’, stuff or maal. [citation needed] Ya ba is sometimes called bhul bhuliya in India. [citation needed]

  6. March 2022 Infanta drug seizure - Wikipedia

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    The National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) Task Force Against Illegal Drugs (TFAID) and Research and Analysis Division, the Lucena District Office, along with the Philippine National Police-Infanta and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Lucena conducted a seizure of methamphetamine hydrochloride, an illegal drug in the Philippines, on March 15, 2022 in Brgy.

  7. Philippine drug war - Wikipedia

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    The 2017 song Manila Ice, by musician Eyedress, and its music video depict violence and corruption and were created as a response to the drug war. [ 353 ] [ 354 ] In May 2019, PDEA called for a ban on rapper Shanti Dope 's song Amatz for allegedly promoting marijuana use, which is illegal in the Philippines.

  8. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    (Original meaning: buying and/or selling in a market or advertising) Middle name — maternal surname or maiden name, in which Filipino full names were patterned from the Spanish & American naming conventions by sorting first the given name then a maternal surname before marriage and lastly, the paternal surname. (Original meaning: second given ...

  9. Betel nut chewing - Wikipedia

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    Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts (also called "betel nuts") are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects, the primary psychoactive compound being arecoline.