SAN PEDRO CITY – Batangas police recovered suspected shabu (crystal meth) worth over P400,000 in two anti-drug operations on Tuesday evening.
The operations were undertaken about an hour apart in Tuy town and in Batangas City, a report from the Batangas police office said Wednesday.
Hasanor Mohammad, 22, a resident of Dasmariñas City, Cavite, was arrested in a buy-bust operation around 10:30 p.m. in Barangay Luntal, Tuy.
As this happened, operatives also arrested Bin Fahd Jundam in Barangay Balagtas, Batangas City.
Jundam is a delivery truck driver and a native of Zamboanga City, the police said.
Authorities recovered about 30 grams of shabu placed in two plastic bags from each of the suspects. The recovered drugs have a combined estimated value of P408,000.
Senior Supt. Edwin Quilates, Batangas police director, said in a text message that the illegal operation of the suspects, both Filipinos, were not related. Investigation was ongoing, he said.