Man yields ‘shabu’, guns in Quezon raid
Quezon province map. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
LUCENA CITY — A man was arrested in Tiaong town in Quezon province on Saturday morning, for possession of illegal firearms and drugs, police said.
Quezon police chief Col. Ledon Monte reported that anti-narcotics operatives armed with a search warrant swooped down on the house of Israel Villegas, 37, in Barangay San Juan at around 6:40 a.m.
The search warrant was issued by Judge Agripino Bravo of the Regional Trial Court in Lucena City.
Villegas yielded five plastic sachets of “shabu” (crystal meth) with an estimated street value of P57,120.
During the search, raiders also found one caliber .9MM pistol loaded with six bullets and a shotgun.
“We will continue to conduct operations against all forms of criminalities to maintain peace and order and as part of the preparations for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections [in October],” vowed Monte.
The suspect was detained at the Tiaong police jail and would face complaints of illegal possession of firearms and illegal drugs.
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