P1-M worth ‘shabu’ seized in Naga City buy-bust

NAGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR,  Philippines — Police confiscated around P1 million worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) from two men who were arrested during a buy-bust operation in this city on Friday evening.

A police report said suspects Carlito Alegre, 37, a construction worker and Roel Lizano, 48, a barangay tanod (village watchman) were arrested during the sting in Barangay San Felipe at around 6:30 p.m.

Seized from the suspects were 165 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P1 million.

Police said Lizano is on their drug watchlist./muf