Camarines Sur drug sting: More than P200,000 worth ‘shabu’ seized

In Camarines Sur province, authorities seize more than P200,000 worth of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation on April 16, 2024. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

SORSOGON CITY — Authorities seized more than P200,000 worth of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Iriga City in Camarines Sur province on Tuesday night.

Bicol police chief Brigadier General Andre Perez Dizon said in a report Wednesday, April 17, that the suspect, who was identified as alias “Boboy,” was nabbed at around 9:24 p.m. at Barangay San Agustin.

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Dizon said 35 grams of suspected shabu worth around P238,000 were confiscated from the suspect after his transaction with a poseur-buyer.

The 35-year-old suspect was identified as a street-level drug peddler.

He will be facing charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.