Suspected drug pusher nabbed in Lucena sting
LUCENA CITY – Police arrested a 60-year-old suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation here Monday morning.
Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, identified the suspect as Cirilo Trinidad, a resident of Barangay (village) Silangang Mayao.
Police reported that Trinidad was collared by anti-narcotic operatives after he sold a pack of “shabu” or crystal meth to a police agent in a transaction in the said village around 10:20 a.m.
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The suspect yielded nine sachets of shabu with an estimated Dangerous Drugs Board value of P16,000.
Authorities also seized a loaded caliber. 45 pistol.
Police also said that Trinidad was a former inmate but did not clarify the supposed crimes that he was convicted for.
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