P816,000 shabu seized from 4 suspects in Batangas, Rizal

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LUCENA CITY — Police confiscated more than P816,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from four suspected drug traffickers who were arrested on Wednesday in buy-bust operations in Batangas and Rizal provinces.

The Police Regional Office 4A (PRO-4A) on Thursday, Aug. 29, reported that anti-illegal drugs operatives in Lipa City, Batangas, arrested “Jepong” at 8:05 p.m. in Barangay 3 in Lipa City.

The suspect was caught allegedly with 14 sachets of meth weighing 98.3 grams worth more than P666,604.

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In Tanay, Rizal, drug enforcers arrested “Willy” and “Jehu” in an operation at E. Rodriguez Street in Barangay Tandang Kutyo around 8 p.m. The suspects were found with four sachets of shabu worth P102,000.

In Taytay town, policemen arrested “Ace” in an operation in Barangay Muzon at 11:50 p.m. He yielded shabu worth P47,600.

The police in Lipa City and Tanay also confiscated two mobile phones to be checked for records of drug transactions.

Jepong is classified as a high-value individual in the illegal drug trade, while the three other suspects are street-level pushers.

They are detained and are facing complaints of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.