P980-K worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Cavite
SAN PEDRO CITY — Two suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City in Cavite province Saturday evening, police said Sunday.
Recovered from the operation were 135 grams or P980,000-worth of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth), said Cavite police chief Col. Marlon Santos.
In a text message, Santos said police intelligence carried out the sting operation around 11 p.m. in Barangay (village) Datu Esmael.
Suspects, Akmad Saripada, a 19-year-old student, and companion Jay Gravoso, 23, sold a sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover policeman, prompting their arrest.
The suspects were detained for charges of illegal drug sale, he said.