4 drug pushers fall in Lucena bust

LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Police arrested four alleged shabu (crystal meth) dealers in two separate buy-bust operations in this city on Friday.

Lucena police chief Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea identified the arrested suspects as Joey de Chavez, Ronandrew Peras, John Joseph Dalumpines, and Daven Aranas.

Report said Peras, Dalumpines and Aranas were nabbed by anti-illegal drug operatives after they sold shabu to an undercover police officer in a transaction in Barangay (village) Cotta around 2 p.m.

Authorities seized 13 plastic sachets of shabu worth P32,640 in the streets.

Earlier, policemen also busted De Chaves in Dalahican village. He yielded P9,000 worth of  shabu in eight plastic sachets.

The four suspects who have been tagged as notorious drug pushers in their respective villages, are detained at the city police jail.  Delfin T. Mallari Jr., @dtmallarijrINQ, Inquirer Southern Luzon