Cops seize P333K ‘shabu’ in Pampanga

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga –– Police arrested a wanted person who allegedly yielded a loaded firearm and P333,948 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in the City of San Fernando Wednesday (June 2).

Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Pampanga police director, identified the suspect as Fernando Sanchez Jr., 45.

The arrest was based on a warrant issued by San Fernando Executive Regional Trial Court Judge Esperanza Pagkalinawan-Rosario.

Police confiscated a .38-caliber revolver loaded with four live bullets and 29 sachets of shabu weighing 49.1 kilograms with a street value of P333,948 during the operation in Barangay Lourdes.

The suspect is facing charges for illegal possession of a firearm and possession of dangerous drugs. INQ

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