3 nabbed, ‘shabu’ seized in Albay drug buy-bust

LEGAZPI CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested three suspected illegal drug peddlers and seized 100 grams of suspected ‘shabu’ (crystal meth) worth P1 million during a drug buy-bust operation on Wednesday afternoon in Tabaco City in Albay province, a top official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday.

Siblings Alexis and Seneca, and their cousin Maximino, all surnamed Badoso, were arrested by PDEA operatives at their residence in Barangay (village) Bongabong around 5 p.m., according to Christian Frivalado, chief of PDEA Bicol.

The anti-drug operatives seized two pieces knot-tied plastic bags each containing 50 grams of suspected shabu, a .45 caliber handgun, and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Frivaldo, in a text message, said Alexis is a high-value drug personality included in the PDEA drug watchlist.