Cop falls in drug buy-bust in Cavite

Two alleged big-time drug traffickers were arrested on Saturday night, November 12, and yielded over P251-million worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Imus City in Cavite province.

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LUCENA CITY — Police arrested a fellow cop in a drug buy-bust operation Wednesday in Imus City, Cavite.

The Police Region 4A, reported Thursday that anti-illegal drugs operatives collared Patrolman Albert Lorenz Reyes, 34, at 9:50 p.m. after he sold shabu worth P40,000 to an undercover cop in Barangay Malagasang 1-F.

The suspect, formerly assigned to the Cavite police drug enforcement unit before being suspended due to an unspecified offense, was found in possession of 20 grams of shabu.

The confiscated meth was worth P136,000.

The police also confiscated a .45 pistol loaded with four bullets from the suspect. The report did not specify if the firearm has valid government documents.

The suspect was detained and is facing criminal charges.

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