By Ruben A. Veloria

 

SUBIC, Zambales – Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Zambales Provincial Office arrested five persons and confiscated P68,000. worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Calapacuan, on April 13.

PDEA Zambales Provincial Officer said that they raided a house, suspected to be used as drug den, at around 3:34 AM and caught the target of operation identified as alias “Drey”, male, 34 years old, along with his companion alias “Ar-Ar”, 43 years old; alias “Ney”, 35 years old; alias “Tonio”, 25 years old; and alias “Kel”, 29 years old.

Confiscated from the suspects were six plastic sachets containing more or less 10 grams of shabu worth ₱68,000.00, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money.

Present during the operation were operatives from Subic Police Station, Zambales PPO Drug Enforcement Unit, and Naval Intelligence Security Group-Northern Luzon (AFP).

Charges for violation under Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are now being prepared for filing.

 

 

 

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An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conducts inventory of seized illegal drugs worth ₱68,000. inside a makeshift drug den in Barangaygy Calapacuan, Subic, Zambales, where five suspects were arrested.