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ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives on Monday arrested six men in an alleged makeshift drug den in Lourdes village in Lubao town in this province.
In a statement, the PDEA Central Luzon said it had been monitoring the drug den since August after receiving information from concerned citizens that the house was being used for illegal drug activities.
It identified the arrested suspects as Kevin, 32, the primary target of the operation; Carlo, 32; Francis I., 28; Jay-Ar, 22; Francis T., 43; and Harnen, 28, all residents of Lubao.
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PDEA Central Luzon said its operatives found some P81,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) inside the makeshift drug den during the raid at 8:14 p.m.
“The operation was conducted by joint operatives of PDEA Bataan, PDEA Pampanga, PDEA Bataan Seaport Interdiction Unit, and PNP Drug Enforcement Unit-Pampanga,” it added.
The arrested suspects face charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.