Four men nabbed in Angeles City drug den
(INQUIRER files)
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Agents of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 3 (PDEA-3) arrested four men inside a suspected drug den during an anti-illegal drug operation in Angeles City Friday afternoon, April 4.
In a statement Saturday (April 5), PDEA-3 said a buy-bust operation was initially undertaken around 3:09 p.m. in Sta. Teresita village.
An undercover operative was able to buy a sachet of shabu (crystal meth) from the alleged drug den operator identified only as alias “Ren,” 26.
The state agents subsequently raided the alleged drug den after they arrested Ren.
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PDEA agents nabbed three other persons identified as “Tolits,” 50; “Lucho,” 48; and “Thirdy,” 27, all residents of Angeles City, who were found inside the drug den.
“Operating teams confiscated a total of eight plastic transparent sachets containing more or less 10 grams of shabu worth P 68,000, assorted sniffing paraphernalia, and the marked money used by the poseur buyer,” the agency said.
It said cops from the Angeles City police supported the operation.
The four men are facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
