Quezon police seize shabu worth P816,000 from 2 ‘high-value’ targets

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LUCENA CITY — Anti-illegal drug operatives seized P816,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from two “high-value” traffickers in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, April 22, in this city.

The Quezon police, in a report Wednesday, April 23, said the suspects—identified by their aliases “Jose” and “Sherryl” were arrested by a team from the provincial police drug enforcement unit after selling P1,000 worth of shabu to an undercover operative in Barangay Isabang around 10:15 p.m.

Following a routine frisk, the suspects yielded three plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing 40 grams, with an estimated Dangerous Drugs Board value of P272,000.

However, based on prevailing street prices at P20,400 per gram, the seized drugs were valued at P816,000, the police report said.

Both suspects are listed as high-value individuals (HVIs) on the police drug watch list.

HVI refers to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers, and importers of illegal drugs or leaders and members of drug groups.

The suspects are in police custody and are facing formal complaints of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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