P734,000 shabu seized from 2 drug suspects in Pampanga

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ANGELES CITY — Police arrested two suspected drug pushers who allegedly yielded some P734,400 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in separate buy-bust operations on Friday and Saturday in this city.

In a statement on Sunday, March 2, the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) said the city police’s drug enforcement unit arrested “Junior,” 42, after he sold on Friday evening a sachet of shabu to an undercover lawman at Ninoy Aquino village here.

Fifty-five grams of suspected shabu with a street value of P374,000 were allegedly confiscated from the suspect.

At 2 a.m. on Saturday, operatives conducted another buy-bust operation in Pulung Cacutud village here that resulted in the arrest of “Lolet,” 61, tagged as a “high-value individual” in the police’s campaign against illegal drugs.

The regional police said 53 grams of shabu worth P360,400 were seized from the suspect.

Both individuals are facing charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

PRO3 director Brigadier General Jean Fajardo, said in a statement, that the Central Luzon police would continue its relentless campaign against illegal drugs.

“Our operatives are working 24/7 to hunt down drug traffickers and ensure that our communities remain safe. These operations demonstrate our firm resolve to dismantle drug networks and bring perpetrators to justice,” Fajardo said.