2 foreigners, 2 others nabbed in drug bust

MANILA, Philippines — Operatives of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested four men, including two foreigners, in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday in a mall in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

Seized from them were 11 kilograms of “shabu” or crystal meth worth P70.4 million.

The foreign suspects were identified as Clement Nwachukwu and Starboi Nwachukwu; while their Filipino cohorts were named Mohammad Akil Esmail and Saimen Esmail.

PNP Drug Enforcement Group director, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., classified the suspects as high-value targets.

—Jeanette I. Andrade

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