48 held in drug den raid in Laguna town

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna—Police arrested 48 persons in a raid of a suspected drug den in San Pedro, Laguna, on Friday.

Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz, Laguna police director, said in a text message that authorities served seven search warrants in Barangay Cuyab at around 9 a.m.

Arrested were 35 male and 13 female suspects but the initial police report did not identify them.

Police recovered a still unidentified number of sachets containing suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), while others of marijuana and several drug paraphernalia.

Supt. Kirby Kraft, San Pedro police chief, said by phone that shanties on a secluded alley in the village were also being used as sex dens.

He said patrons buying at least P500 worth of drugs may have sex with any of the women at the den. The practice is locally referred to as “sex swap,” he added.

The arrested suspects and recovered pieces of evidence were turned over to the regional police headquarters in Calamba City.