MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga––Undercover policemen seized about P374,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation that led to the arrest on Wednesday, March 30, of a suspected drug peddler in Guagua town, this province.
In a statement, the Central Luzon police identified the arrested suspect as Angelito Bartolo, 60, of Guagua town.
The police arrested the suspect after he allegedly sold a sachet of shabu to an undercover police operative in San Jose village.
Allegedly confiscated from the suspects were 12 small sachets of shabu with a combined weight of 55 grams. Also recovered were the marked peso bills used in the buy-bust.
The suspect faces charges for alleged violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
In a statement, Central Luzon police director Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay said all provincial, city, and town police stations had been tasked with continuing anti-illegal drug operations in their respective areas. INQ
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