PDEA seizes P4.4-M shabu; arrests 3 suspects in Cavite, Batangas

Photo of shabu and two arrested suspects in Naic, Cavite buy-bust operation.

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three suspected bigtime drug traffickers and seized more than P4.4 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) in separate anti-drug operations in Cavite and Batangas provinces on June 17 and June 18.

In a report released on Friday, PDEA Region 4A said their operatives from its Cavite Provincial Office, in coordination with personnel from the Cavite Maritime Police Station, arrested suspects identified only as “Larry,” 57, and “Elwood,” 27, during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Halang in Naic, Cavite, at about 6:18 p.m. on June 18.

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Authorities recovered five knot-tied transparent plastic bags containing suspected shabu weighing a total of 500 grams with an estimated value of P3.4 million.

In a separate operation on June 17, PDEA agents, working with the Batangas Maritime Police Station, the Philippine Coast Guard K9 Team, and port police personnel, intercepted a shipment of suspected shabu at the Batangas City Port.

The illegal drugs, weighing about 150 grams and valued at P1.02 million, were allegedly found in the possession of a suspect identified only as “Briant,” 39, a resident of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, who was about to board a vessel bound for Calapan City.

The report did not specify how authorities detected and recovered the suspected narcotics.

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Operatives also seized a mobile phone from Briant, which investigators are examining for possible evidence related to illegal drug transactions.

The three suspects remain in custody and are facing charges for violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, which prohibit the transportation and possession of dangerous drugs. /jpv

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