Chinese drug suspect busted in Batangas
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LUCENA CITY — Police anti-narcotics operatives arrested a Chinese national during a drug buy-bust operation early Friday, Jan. 27, in Calatagan town in Batangas province.
Members of the drug enforcement unit collared Paul Richard Yu, 37, after he sold P14,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) to an undercover cop in Barangay 4 around 12:30 a.m., the Batangas police said in a report.
Yu allegedly yielded two sachets of shabu weighing 23 grams with a Dangerous Drugs Board value of P150,000.
The police were tracking the source of the illegal drugs.
The police tagged Yu as a high-value individual in the local drug scene.
Article continues after this advertisementYu is in police custody and is facing charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. INQ
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