Drug pusher busted anew in Lucena City
LUCENA CITY – An alleged pusher with a previous drug case was arrested by anti-narcotics operatives in this city in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, Aug. 24, police said.
Lieutenant Colonel Dennis de Guzman, Lucena City police chief, said in a report Sunday that “William,” 43, was collared by the police drug enforcement unit after he sold P500 worth of shabu (crystal meth) to a poseur buyer in Barangay (village) Silangang Mayao around 5:45 p.m.
The suspect, a resident of neighboring Sariaya town, yielded six plastic sachets of meth with a street value of P68,340.
The police also confiscated a motorcycle believed to have been used by the suspects in their illegal drug trade.
The report tagged the suspect as a street-level individual on the drug watchlist.
Article continues after this advertisementThe police said William had a previous drug case but did not provide further information.
Article continues after this advertisementThe suspect is now in jail and facing charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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