5 nabbed in Mabalacat City drug den
Mabalacat City, Pampanga. INQUIRER FILES
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Pampanga on Wednesday arrested five people inside a suspected drug den and seized some P88,400 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in Sapang Biabas village in this city.
PDEA Pampanga said an undercover entered the drug den, bought a sachet of shabu, and arrested the suspects inside with the support of other agents at 5:55 p.m.
Authorities said the arrested suspects were all males aged between 18 and 35.
PDEA agents recovered five plastic sachets containing 13 grams of shabu, assorted sniffing paraphernalia, and the marked money used by the poseur-buyer.
Charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 would be filed against the apprehended suspects, PDEA Pampanga said. INQ
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