PDEA nabs Batangas village councilor on drug raps

PDEA nabs Batangas village councilor on drug raps

PDEA nabs Batangas village councilor on drug raps

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LUCENA CITY — A village councilor and his associate were arrested early Tuesday by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents and police in a buy-bust operation in Bauan, Batangas.

PDEA–Region 4A agents and local cops held “Ronald,” 51, a village councilor in Barangay As-Is, and “Joseph,” 45, after they sold a pack of shabu to a poseur buyer at 2:55 a.m. in the village, the regional agency reported.

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The suspects were caught in possession of three plastic sachets containing shabu weighing 10 grams worth P68,000 and assorted drug paraphernalia.

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The PDEA is conducting further investigation to determine the source of the illegal drugs.

The suspects were detained and will face a formal complaint for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

READ: ‘High value target,’ village watchman fall in Batangas drug busts

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