Shabu (File photo from Iligan City Police Office)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Police confiscated 1,300 grams of shabu (crystal meth) valued at P8.8 million and arrested two suspects in a buy-bust operation at a condominium in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City.
In a statement on Thursday, the Makati City Police Station said the suspects sold the alleged shabu to a police poseur buyer in a vacuum-sealed pack labeled 鈥渇reeze-dried durian鈥� in a transaction on February 19.
Makati police added that the operation stemmed from reports by other residents in the building.
In a separate statement, the Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as 鈥淲ewel鈥� and 鈥淢adam,鈥� both 28 years old.
The two suspects face charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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鈥淥ur success in keeping illegal drugs off the streets is greatly strengthened by the vigilance and cooperation of our community,鈥� Makati City police Officer-in-Charge Police Colonel Jean Dela Torre said in a statement.
鈥淭his success proves that even those who attempt to hide their illegal activities in high-rise buildings are not beyond the reach of the law,鈥� Dela Torre noted.
鈥�By Keith Irish Margareth Clores, 黑料社 trainee