6 drug suspects fall in Rizal buy-bust; P81k shabu seized
LUCENA CITY––Police arrested six drug suspects and confiscated more than P81,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation Tuesday in Rodriguez town in Rizal province.
In a report, Colonel Dominic Baccay, Rizal police chief, identified the arrested suspects as Alvasri Pangaranao, Alfie Arenas, Jamail Abdulla, Saddam Ampato, Joelet Manazo, and Erick Competente.
The report said anti-narcotics agents collared the suspects, who sold a pack of shabu to an undercover cop in a transaction around 6:30 a.m. in Barangay San Isidro.
The police seized drug-sniffing paraphernalia and at least eight plastic sachets of shabu weighing 12 grams worth P81,600 in the street market.
The suspects face criminal charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.