LUCENA CITY – Police arrested a suspected rookie drug pusher and seized over P14,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Tayabas City on Monday midnight, report said Tuesday.
Quezon police said anti-illegal drugs operatives, acting on anonymous tips, nabbed Fredo Manigbas, 57, after selling a pack of shabu to an undercover cop in Barangay (village) Ilayang Nangka around 12 midnight.
Authorities found the suspect carrying four plastic sachets of meth with a street value of P14,280.
The police tagged the suspect as “newly identified drug personality” or a newbie in the illegal drug trade.
The suspect was detained and is facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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