SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Two alleged notorious drug suspects operating in Central Luzon have been arrested during separate anti-narcotics operations in this province, police said Monday.
Col. Fitz Macariola, police provincial director, identified the suspects as Ben Mirano, 42, and Jonel Niric, 26.
Macariola said Mirano, a resident of Masinloc town in this province, yielded 20 sachets of alleged “shabu” (crystal meth) worth P13,600 when he was arrested on Monday.
Niric, 26, a resident of Barangay San Nicolas in Castillejos town, also in Zambales, was caught with eight sachets of shabu worth P12,000 on Sunday.
Mirano is reportedly a member of the Ben Buela drug syndicate while Niric belongs to the Ramat drug group.
Both were tagged as high-value individuals in the region, Macariola said. INQ
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