Rizal cops held 8 drug suspects; seized P967,000 shabu, 2 illegal guns
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LUCENA CITY, Philippines — Police anti-narcotics agents in Rizal province arrested eight drug suspects and seized over P967,000 worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) and two illegal firearms in operations on Friday and Saturday (April 12 and 11).
The Region 4A police reported that police operatives in Binangonan collared “Khalifa” and “Aljohn” around 12:20 a.m. Saturday in a buy-bust operation in Barangay (village) Pantok.
Confiscated from them were 111.5 grams of suspected shabu worth about P758,200 as per the valuation of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
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Authorities also seized a motorcycle believed to have been used by the suspects in their distribution of illegal drugs and two mobile phones which will be examined for records of drug transactions.
The report identified Khalifa as a high-value individual (HVI) in the illegal drug trade while Aljohn is tagged as a street pusher on the police watch list.
HVIs are alleged financiers, traffickers, manufacturers and importers of illegal drugs, as well as leaders or members of drug syndicates.
Police in Taytay town busted “Apple,” an HVI, and “Uda,” a street pusher, in a sting operation in Barangay Sta. Ana around 7 p.m. on Friday.
The suspects were caught with five sachets of shabu worth P170,000. The cops also confiscated a mobile phone.
Police drug enforcers in Morong also apprehended “Ogag” and “Camille” in another drug bust in Barangay San Guillermo at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
The suspects, both identified as street pushers, yielded P20,400 worth of meth and an undocumented caliber .22 gun with two bullets.
In Pililla town, policemen nabbed “Inad” and “Beasenie” in Barangay Hulo around 11:15 a.m. on Friday.
The suspects, both tagged as street pushers, yielded over P19,000 worth of suspected shabu and an illegal caliber .38 revolver with three bullets.
The law enforcers seized a motorcycle and a mobile phone from the suspects.
All suspects are under police custody and will face a formal complaint for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and other corresponding criminal charges.
