Members of the Caloocan City Police, Northern Police District, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conduct an inventory of the shabu, a slang for illegal drug methamphetamine or crystal meth, which they confiscated during a buy-bust operation along King Faisal Street in Barangay 188, Caloocan City, early morning on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Police officers also arrested four suspects, including a “high-value” individual, whose name they opted not to divulge, during the anti-drug operation. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said law enforcers confiscated 3,420 grams of shabu, valued at P23,256,000, from the drug sting. (Photo from the National Capital Region Police Office-Public Information Office)
MANILA, Philippines — Caloocan City police confiscated more than P23 million worth of shabu, a slang for illegal drug methamphetamine or crystal meth, and arrested four people during a buy-bust operation on Thursday morning.
In a report on Thursday evening, the Northern Police District (NPD) identified the suspects as alias “Abdul”, a 41-year-old vendor from Bulacan; alias “Oding”, a 40-year-old construction worker; alias “Vics”, 33; and alias “Tata”, 39.
Article continues after this advertisementThe National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said in a statement that “Abdul” is a “high-value” individual.
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The NCRPO also said that law enforcers seized eight plastic sachets said to contain 3,420 grams of shabu, valued at P23,256,000, during the operation.
Article continues after this advertisementThe National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said in a statement that among the arrested suspects was a “high-value” individual, whose name it opted to withhold.
Article continues after this advertisementThe NCRPO also said that law enforcers seized 3,420 grams of shabu, valued at P23,256,000, during the operation.
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Operatives from the NPD-Drug Enforcement Unit and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency led the drug sting along King Faisal Street in Barangay 188, Caloocan City, early Thursday.
Article continues after this advertisementThe four arrested suspects will face complaints for violating the Dangerous Drugs Act on the possession and sale of illicit substances, according to the NCRPO.
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“This is only the first of many more high-profile anti-drug operations [that] we will consistently launch in Metro Manila in adherence to our uncompromising stance against the evils of the illegal drug menaceii89ph,” NCRPO Director Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin said in a statement.
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