P47.6-M shabu seized, 4 suspects collared in Batangas bust
Crystal meth or shabu (INQUIRER.net stock photo)
Update
MANILA, Philippines — Police seized P47.6 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) and arrested four drug suspects in Sto. Tomas, Batangas on Wednesday night.
A report from Batangas provincial police office identified the suspects as Joey Liro Mordes, Lanze Esquivel, John Paul Muyco, and a 17-year-old boy.
The suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation along Pan Pacific Highway at 11:20 p.m.
Seized were seven kilograms of crystal meth, P500 marked money, and a sedan car.
The suspects are detained at the Batangas police station while charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared against them.
(This story was updated after Batangas police later revealed that one of the suspects is a minor. – editors)
