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PDEA dismantles drug den in Mabalacat City, nets 3 suspects

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Anti-narcotic operatives dismantled a drug den in Mabalacat City following a successful buy-bust operation in Barangay Sapang Biabas at around 11:36 p.m. on Monday (March 2). The operation led to the arrest of the drug den operator and two other suspects.

PDEA team leader identified the drug den operator as alias Rolly, 52 years old. The other two apprehended suspects, also known by their aliases, are Abet, 46 years old, male; and Kokoy, 23 years old, male.

Operatives confiscated seven transparent plastic sachets containing approximately six grams of suspected shabu valued at Php 40,800.00, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money.

The operation was conducted by combined elements of PDEA Provincial Offices in Tarlac and Pampanga, along with Mabalacat City Police Station.

Rolly will face non-bailable offenses under Section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) and Section 6 (maintenance of a den, dive, or resort) of Republic Act 9165. Appropriate charges under the same law will also be filed against the other two suspects. (UNliNews Online)

Manny D. Balbin
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Emmanuel "Manny" Dineros Balbin, founder and editor-in-chief of UNLINEWS ONLINE and UNLINEWS Digital Newspaper, is a former seminarian of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Notre Dame University Seminary in Cotabato City. Graduated college with Philosophy and Political Science courses at the University of Santo Tomas, Legazpi City. A former Journal Group of Publication (People's Journal, People's Tonight, Taliba & Women's Journal) staffer for 17 years. Before, he simultaneously contributed news articles to 3 local newspapers in Bulacan (NewsCore, MetroNews & NewsWatcher). He is the founder and the former editor-in-chief of RONDA Balita, both in weekly newspaper and online news. A former Kabayan provincial reporter, 2010 Bulacan election correspondent by Rappler and presently, a stringer of Philippine News Agency (PNA) Bulacan.
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