LEGAZPI CITY –– At least four alleged illegal drug pushers were caught selling suspected shabu (crystal meth) in separate drug stings in Albay and Camarines Sur on Sunday, a police report said Monday.
The police drug operations yielded four 38 caliber handguns and ammunition, 13 sachets of shabu, and a sachet of marijuana, said Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson.
In Albay province, Aldrin Luchaves, 29, a high-value target (HVT) and resident of Barangay Lapu-Lapu in Legazpi City, was caught selling shabu in his village around 10:30 p.m. Seized from him was a sachet of shabu and a .38 caliber gun.
In Tiwi town, Albay, Candido Morate Jr., 41, an HVT of Barangay Biyong, was caught in a buy-bust in Barangay Bagumbayan around 7:30 p.m. The suspect yielded three sachets of shabu and a loaded .38 caliber gun.
In Guinobatan town, Albay, Crizaldo Saligumba, 47, a resident of Barangay Muladbucad Grande, was served a search warrant at his house at 5:15 p.m., where police found eight sachets of shabu, a sachet of marijuana, and a loaded .38 caliber gun.
In Sipocot town in Camarines Sur province, Anaclito Brito, an HVT, 48, of Barangay Malubago, was caught selling shabu around 10 p.m. When searched, he yielded a .38 caliber gun with three bullets.
The suspects were arrested and face charges of illegal drug possession and trading and illegal possession of firearms.