2 drug traffickers yield shabu worth P3.4M in Las Piñas bust

Las Piñas. INQUIRER FILES

LUCENA CITY — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents and local police seized on Tuesday, July 16, an estimated P3.4 million worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) and arrested two big-time traffickers in Las Piñas City.

In a report on Wednesday, July 17, the PDEA-Region 4A said their operatives and fellow agents from Batangas, National Capital Region (NCR) and local drug enforcers conducted a joint buy-bust operation around 3:20 p.m. in a fast-food restaurant in Barangay CAA.

During the operation, the suspects, identified as Cristalyn Lucas 29, and Jessica Cusi, 40, were caught in possession of 500 grams of shabu worth P3,400,000.

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Both suspects, residents of the said village, were classified as “high-value” targets in the government campaign against illegal drugs.

The PDEA was conducting further investigations to determine the source of the illegal drugs.

On July 13, PDEA-Region 4A and NCR agents also nabbed two high-value targets in Pasay City and seized P3,400,000 worth of meth.

The arrested suspects were detained and are facing complaints of violating anti-drug laws.