Shabu worth P605,000 seized from 4 suspects in Rizal province
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LUCENA CITY — Policemen in Rizal province on Wednesday seized more than P605,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from four arrested drug suspects.
The Region 4A police reported Thursday that the local drug enforcement unit in Rodriguez town arrested “Regie” at 4:10 p.m. after he sold P500 worth of shabu to an undercover cop in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Burgos.
The suspect yielded four plastic sachets containing shabu weighing 36 grams worth P244,800.
Later, the same operatives held “Abubakar” and “Walid” in another sting operation in Barangay San Isidro at 7:50 p.m.
The two were caught with five sachets of meth weighing 38 grams valued at P190,400.
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Article continues after this advertisementIn Baras town, policemen conducting “Oplan Sita,” a routine anti-criminality inspection, flagged down motorcyclist “Bryan” in Barangay Evangelista at 11:55 p.m. for driving without wearing the mandated crash helmet for protection.
While the authorities were inspecting the vehicle’s documents, the rider drew his mobile phone from his pocket, but a white plastic containing shabu fell on the ground.
The plastic reportedly contained 13 sachets of meth worth P170,000, which led to the arrest of the rider.
The police confiscated the motorcycle believed to have been used by the suspects in his alleged illegal business, and his mobile phone will be examined for records of drug transactions.
All arrested suspects were detained and will face the charge of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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