Over P100,000 worth of crystal meth seized in Albay drug den

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SORSOGON CITY — Anti-narcotics agents seized more than P100,000 worth of suspected crystal meth, locally called shabu, as they dismantled a drug den in an operation in Ligao City, Albay, Sunday, Oct. 6.

Fifteen grams of suspected shabu worth around P102,000 and drug paraphernalia were confiscated during the operation,  according to a report from the  Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Bicol.

The operation also led to the arrest of three drug suspects, including a certain Warren Butial, 42, who was allegedly running the den.

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The drug den is located in Barangay Tinago of the city, where the suspects were arrested at 12:17 p.m.

Now under police custody, the suspects will face charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.