TUBA, Benguet – A pair of drug dealers were arrested in a buy-bust operation with one kilo of shabu worth P6.8 million at the Badiwan viaduct, Barangay Poblacion, Tuba, Benguet, on October 18.

According to the Benguet Drug Enforcement Agency (lead agency) and Tuba Municipal Police Station, they have been monitoring the suspects, a 43-year-old male resident of Baguio City and his 42-year-old female companion from Cavite, for over a month in connection with their delivery of shabu in Pangasinan and Baguio City.

They transacted with the suspect through their police asset who agreed on one kilo of shabu to be delivered. The suspect allegedly chose to meet at the Badiwan viaduct.

Confiscated from the two was one kilo of suspected shabu in a vacuum sealed plastic sachet with a Chinese mark labeled as tea blocks with a street value of P6.8 million.

Also recovered were more than P700,000 in boodle money and their new electric SUV.

It was learned that the suspects were caught with illegal drugs in 2005, which will now be thoroughly investigated to see if they are connected to a large-scale drug syndicate, due to its large-scale sale of shabu in Northern Luzon.

The suspects will face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.