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LUCENA CITY, Philippines — Police arrested 10 suspected drug traffickers and seized more than ₱1.6 million worth of shabu (crystal meth), “kush” (high-grade marijuana), and an illegal firearm in separate buy-bust operations over the weekend in Laguna province.
In a report, the Calabarzon Police Regional Office (PRO-4A) said operatives in Biñan City arrested at 12:05 a.m. Sunday two alleged drug pushers, identified only as “Edwardo” and “Rosalinda,” after they sold shabu to an undercover officer in Barangay Ganado.
Authorities said they confiscated seven sachets containing suspected methamphetamine, weighing 87.4 grams and valued at ₱594,320, along with a motorcycle believed to have been used in their activities.
Both suspects are classified as high-value individuals (HVIs), referring to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers, importers of illegal drugs, or leaders and members of drug syndicates.
Earlier, around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, the same police team nabbed another HVI, “Rafael,” in a separate operation in Ganado. Seized from him were six sachets of suspected shabu weighing 57 grams, worth ₱387,600.
In Alaminos town, police arrested at 6:27 p.m. Saturday “Ramil,” “Ringo,” and “Drixon” in Barangay San Agustin. Seized were three sachets and one knot-tied plastic bag containing suspected shabu valued at ₱170,000, and an undocumented 9mm pistol loaded with two bullets.
Earlier on Saturday in the same village, authorities also arrested “Apolinario” and “Flordeliza,” both identified as street-level pushers. They reportedly yielded suspected shabu valued at ₱68,000.
In San Pedro City, police arrested “Jozef” in a drug bust in Barangay Nueva at 4:28 a.m. Saturday. The suspect was allegedly caught with four sealed plastics containing about 200 grams of “kush” worth ₱300,000.
Meanwhile, in Los Baños town, anti-narcotics operatives arrested street pusher “Gio” at 1:10 a.m. Sunday after he sold ₱500 worth of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer in Barangay Mayondon. Authorities recovered additional sachets of suspected shabu valued at ₱103,360.
All suspects are now under police custody and will face criminal charges.
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