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.

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