LEGAZPI CITY — Albay police on Tuesday arrested a high-value drug personality and recovered P5.1 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Camalig town.
Police reported that the suspect, identified as “Noy,” sold a knot-tied transparent plastic bag containing shabu for P160,000 to a poseur buyer in Barangay Salugan at at 6:55 a.m.
During the search, authorities also recovered two more knot-tied transparent plastic bags containing more shabu with a total weight of 750 grams.
The total worth of all confiscated illegal drugs from the suspect was pegged at around P5.1 million.
The suspect was facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Police are still investigating the source of the drugs.