P47.6-M shabu seized, 4 suspects collared in Batangas bust | Inquirer News

P47.6-M shabu seized, 4 suspects collared in Batangas bust

By: - Reporter / @ConsINQ
/ 08:46 AM October 08, 2020

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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.

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The suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation along Pan Pacific Highway at 11:20 p.m.

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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.

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(This story was updated after Batangas police later revealed that one of the suspects is a minor. – editors)

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