LUCENA CITY–At least nine suspected village-level drug peddlers were arrested in buy-bust operations in Lucena City, Tayabas City and Gumaca town, all in Quezon province, on Wednesday and Thursday, police said. Rhoderick Armamento, Quezon police director, said the operations resulted in the confiscation of an estimated 10 grams of crystal meth (“shabu”) worth more than P70,000 in the street market. In Lucena City, Supt. Vicente Cabatingan, police station chief, organized simultaneous twin buy-bust operations in the coastal village of Dalahican around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Police also arrested alleged drug peddlers Maylen Bitoon in Tayabas City and Lornado Saturday in Gumaca town.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 08, 2018 03:39 UTC