P1.9 million worth of shabu seized from 2 alleged drug traffickers
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LUCENA CITY, Philippines —Police anti-illegal drugs operatives seized on Friday (April 4) more than P1.9 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) from two alleged “high value” traffickers in this capital city of Quezon province.
Lieutenant Colonel Dennis de Guzman, Lucena City police chief, reported Saturday (April 5) that the operatives led by Captain Benito Nevera, head of the local drug enforcement unit, arrested at 4:30 p.m. “Ina,” 27, and “Angelo,” 18, after they sold shabu worth P1,000 to an undercover cop in Barangay (village) 10.
Seized from the suspects were a total of five plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing 97 grams.
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The seized meth is worth P1,978,800 in the street market at the prevailing price of P20,400 per gram, the report said.
The police identified the suspects as high-value individuals (HVI) in the illegal drug trade.
HVI refers to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers, importers of illegal drugs, or leaders/members of drug syndicates.
The Lucena police are still investigating the source of the illegal drugs peddled by the suspects.
The suspects were detained and are facing a charge of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
