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LUCENA CITY \u2014 Anti-illegal drug operatives arrested an alleged bigtime drug trafficker in a buy-bust operation in Cuenca town in Batangas province on Friday, March 14.<\/p>\n

They also seized P3.4 million worth of shabu (crystal meth).<\/p>\n

Batangas police drug enforcement unit and local cops nabbed \u201cTatay,\u201d 57, at 3:10 p.m. after he allegedly sold P300,000 worth of shabu to an undercover cop in Barangay (village) 7.<\/p>\n

This report comes from the Police Region 4A (PRO-4A) information office on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The operatives confiscated from Tatay \u201cfive big heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets\u201d containing shabu weighing 500 grams valued at P3,400,000.<\/p>\n

They also obtained other drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Laguna, Batangas busts yield shabu, ecstasy worth P3.9M<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorities also took as evidence a mobile phone which will be examined for possible records of drug transactions.<\/p>\n

The suspect, a welder and resident of San Pascual, Batangas, is classified as a high-value individual (HVI) in the illegal drug trade.<\/p>\n

HVI refers to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers and importers of illegal drugs, or leaders or members of drug groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis successful anti-illegal drug operation demonstrates our relentless to run after these illegal peddlers and intensify our campaign against illegal drugs, ensuring a safer and more secure Calabarzon community,\u201d Police Brigadier General Paul Kenneth Lucas, PRO-4A director, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

PRO-4A covers the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon or the Calabarzon region.<\/p>\n

The police are investigating the source of the illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

The suspect is in police custody and will face charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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