Cavite cops seize P452,000 worth of shabu from 4 suspects
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LUCENA CITY — Police seized more than P452,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from four suspected drug traffickers arrested on Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 25 and 26) in separate buy-bust operations in Cavite.
The Region 4A police reported that anti-illegal drugs operatives in Noveleta town collared “Noel” at 11:05 a.m. on Saturday after he sold P500 worth of shabu to an undercover cop in Barangay (village) Sta. Rosa 1.
The suspect was found in alleged possession of three plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing 50 grams worth P340,860 as per Dangerous Drugs Board valuation and a digital weighing scale.
The apprehended person is tagged as a “high-value individual” (HVI) in the local drug trade.
HVI refers to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers and importers of illegal drugs; or leaders or members of illegal drugs groups.
Article continues after this advertisementThe operatives also seized a mobile phone from the suspect that will be examined for drug transactions.
Article continues after this advertisementMeanwhile, in Dasmariñas City, members of the police drug enforcement unit busted “Rohanne,” “Rhoda” and “Aina” at 3 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Paliparan 2.
The suspects, all identified street pushers on the police watchlist, yielded four sachets containing 16 grams of shabu worth P111,860.
The Cavite police are investigating the source of the drugs.
The four suspects are under police custody and will face charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
