Cavite cops nabbed 217 suspected criminals in single week operations

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LUCENA CITY — Cavite police arrested 217 suspected criminals in the province during the week-long operations from May 14-20.

In a report on Sunday, the Cavite police provincial office said they busted 101 suspected drug traffickers and confiscated 27.85 grams of “shabu” (crystal meth) and eight grams of marijuana with a total street value of P190,340.

Also arrested were 71 illegal gamblers while a total of P10,669 bet money was seized during the same period.

Further, law enforcers in the province nabbed 45 wanted felons – at least nine of them were classified as “most wanted persons.”

The arrested suspects were detained while others were slapped with corresponding criminal charges.

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