3 guns, P350,000 shabu seized in Cavite, Laguna, Rizal busts
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LUCENA CITY — Policemen in Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal provinces on Tuesday arrested six drug pushers and seized more than P350,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) and three illegal firearms.
Anti-illegal drugs operatives in Dasmariñas, City, Cavite, held at 7:30 p.m. alleged traffickers “Jessica” and “Judy” after they sold P500 worth of meth to an undercover cop in Barangay Langkaan 2, the Police Regional Office 4A said in a report on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Seized from the suspects were three plastic sachets containing shabu weighing 20 grams worth P136,700 as per valuation of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and an undocumented caliber .9mm pistol loaded with two bullets.
In Binangonan, Rizal, the local police drug enforcement unit arrested “Damboo” and “Botchok” in a sting operation in Barangay Calumpang at 10:20 p.m.
The two were caught with 31 grams of meth with a DDB value of P210,800 and a caliber .38 revolver with three bullets without a corresponding government permit and license.
Article continues after this advertisementAlso confiscated was a motorcycle, believed to have been used by the suspect in his alleged illegal activities.
Article continues after this advertisementIn Cavinti, Laguna, police nabbed “Raffy” and “Ronald” in an anti-illegal drug operation at about 1:30 p.m. in Barangay Duhat.
The suspects yielded P3,808 worth of shabu and an illegal caliber .38 revolver with two bullets.
Police confiscated three mobile phones in the operations, which will be examined for records of drug transactions.
The report tagged Jessica and Damboo as high-value individuals (HVI) in the local drug trade as financiers, traffickers, manufacturers, and importers of illegal drugs or leaders/members of drug groups.
The rest of the arrested suspects are listed as street-level drug pushers.
The suspects were detained and face charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, illegal possession of firearms, and violation of the election gun ban.
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