Alleged drug pusher falls in Lucena buy-bust
LUCENA CITY –– An alleged notorious shabu (crystal meth) peddler was arrested in a buy-bust operation here shortly before midnight Monday.
Anti-illegal drugs operatives and members of the 403rd Maritime police detachment collared Marco Pielago, 23, after he sold shabu to an undercover police officer in Barangay Cotta around 11:45 p.m., Lt. Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, said in a report.
The suspect yielded 5.16 grams of shabu in two plastic sachets worth P28,638 in the street market at P5,550 per gram.
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The suspect did not resist arrest.
Police tagged Pielago as a notorious drug pusher in the village and included in the drugs watch list.
Edited by Lzb
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