Ex-cop, 3 others collared in Antipolo City drug den
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LUCENA CITY – A retired member of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group and three others were arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday night inside an alleged drug den in Antipolo City, Rizal.
Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Rizal province and local police officers collared at 11:36 p,m. Lyndon Baylon, Aaron Marilao, Rowland Gamponia, and Joshualee Lopez in a sting operation inside an alleged drug den in Barangay Cupang, the PDEA-Calabarzon reported on Wednesday, May 17.
Authorities seized 13 grams of shabu (crystal meth) worth P89,700 and various drug paraphernalia from the arrested suspects, all residents of Cupang.
The report tagged Baylon as a “retired Maritime Police,” but did not specify who among the arrested suspects is the drug den maintainer.
The four suspects were detained and cases of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared against them.
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