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LUCENA CITY – Police in in Rodriguez, Rizal arrested two alleged drug pushers and seized over P179,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, September 28.
The Region 4A police reported Sunday, September 29, that members of the local drug enforcement unit collared “Raffy” and “Darwin” at 5:10 p.m. after they allegedly sold P300 worth of meth to an undercover cop in Barangay (village) San Isidro.
Confiscated from the suspects were eight plastic sachets containing shabu inside a coin purse.
The seized meth, weighing 26.4 grams, is worth P179,520 as per Dangerous Drugs Board valuation.
Both suspects are listed on the police watch list as identified “street-level” peddlers of illegal drugs in the locality.
The suspects were detained and are facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.