Alleged big-time marijuana pusher nabbed in Lucena

LUCENA CITY –– Police arrested an alleged big-time marijuana peddler in this city in a buy-bust operation Thursday, March 18.

Anti-illegal drug operatives led by Major Lauro Moratillo collared Felipe Andaya III after he sold P1,000 worth of marijuana to an undercover police officer in Barangay Ibabang Dupay at 2:15 a.m., said Lt. Col. Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, in a report.

The police confiscated from Andaya four sachets of dried marijuana leaves weighing 44.33 grams, with a street value of P15,950.

The police tagged Andaya as a major supplier of marijuana to local drug users.

The suspect is facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, the report said.

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