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P540,000 ‘shabu’ seized from 2 traffickers in Rizal bust

/ 09:00 AM October 12, 2022

P540K shabu seized from 2 traffickers in Rizal bust

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LUCENA CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested two suspected big-time traffickers early Wednesday (October 12) and seized more than P540,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Binangonan town in Rizal province.

The Region 4A police said in an initial report that drug suspects Roland Fedillaga Sr. and Romie Espinosa, were collared at around 4 a.m. after they allegedly sold P1,000 worth of shabu to an undercover police officer acting as a drug user in Barangay (village) Bilibiran.

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Seized from the suspects were seven sachets of shabu weighing 80.3 grams with an estimated Dangerous Drugs Board value of P546,040.

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The police also found a sling bag with a caliber 9mm pistol loaded with a magazine and five bullets.

Police were tracking the source of the illegal drugs.

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Both suspects are under police custody and face charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and another case for illegal possession of a firearm.

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On Tuesday, October 11, anti-illegal drugs operatives busted Anthony Arcilla and Desmond Raya in a sting operation in Barangay Ibabang Dupay in this city at around 10:42 p.m., Police Lieutenant Colonel Reynaldo Reyes, city police chief, said in a report.

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The suspects yielded six sachets of shabu with a street value of P29,988.

The suspects were detained and are facing corresponding charges.

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