Ex-drug convict falls in Lucena buy-bust

LUCENA CITY –– A former drug convict was arrested anew in a buy-bust operation here Monday morning.

Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, said anti-illegal drug operatives collared Jun-Jun Gragasin, 38, after he sold P500 worth of shabu (crystal meth) to a police agent in a transaction in the coastal village of Talao-Talao around 6:45 a.m.

Authorities seized six sachets of meth from the suspect, who was included in the police list of drug pushers in the city.

The suspect, according to the report, was also a former detainee on drug pushing charges but was released after a plea-bargaining agreement with the court.

The suspect is facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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