Armed drug pusher busted in Quezon

LUCENA CITY – Police anti-narcotics operatives collared an armed drug pusher early Wednesday (March 15) in a buy-bust operation in General Nakar town in Quezon province.

The Quezon police in a report said Primo Rinen Jr., 53, was collared after he allegedly sold shabu (crystal meth) to an undercover police officer in Barangay (village) Pamplona around 2:19 a.m.

Seized from the suspect were two sachets of meth with a street value of P12,240.

Also recovered from him were an undocumented caliber .38 revolver and 11 bullets.

The suspect was placed in police custody and faced charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and another case for illegal possession of a firearm.

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