LUCENA CITY –– Two suspected drug pushers were arrested here on Monday and Tuesday, police said.
Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, identified suspects in a report as Casey Andal, 24, and Allan Roxas, 31.
Anti-illegal drugs operatives nabbed Andal after he sold P500 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a plastic sachet to an undercover police officer in a transaction in Barangay 8 around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Four sachets of meth was found in the possession of Andal, who is in the list of drug pushers in the city.
Police operatives collared Roxas in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ibabang Dupay at 8:35 p.m. on Monday. Authorities seized eight sachets of shabu from Roxas, who was tagged as a rookie in the illegal drugs trade.
The suspects are facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.