‘Drug den’ dismantled in Batangas City

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LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives and police dismantled an alleged drug den and arrested three suspects in Batangas City on Tuesday night (Feb. 28), a report on Wednesday (March 1) said.

A report posted by PDEA Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on its Facebook page said that at around 10:28 p.m.

Joey Mangaring, Domingo Pagcaliwagan, and Artemio Delen were arrested in Barangay (village) Calicanto, where they allegedly operated a drug den.

The raiders seized P69,000 shabu (crystal meth) and assorted drug-sniffing paraphernalia.

The three suspects were detained, and cases for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared for filing in court against them.

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