Handcuffed man. STOCK PHOTO
LUCENA CITY 鈥� Police anti-narcotics agents in Rodriguez, Rizal arrested three suspected drug traffickers and seized shabu (crystal meth) worth P238,000 in a sting operation early Saturday, Feb. 15.
The agents arrested at 1:25 a.m. 鈥淎lfredo,鈥� 鈥淩aynaldo鈥�, and 鈥淎rven鈥� after they sold shabu to a poseur buyer in Barangay (village) San Andres, the Police Region 4A said in a report.
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Authorities confiscated a total of 14 plastic sachets containing shabu weighing 35 grams worth P238,000.
The suspects are classified as 鈥渟treet-level individual鈥� or street pushers on the police drug watch list, according to the report.
The police are probing further for the source of the illegal drugs.
The suspects were jailed and are facing complaints for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.