MAGALANG, Pampanga — Anti-narcotic operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 3 (PDEA RO3), along with Magalang Police Station, dismantled a drug den and arrested four suspects following a buy-bust operation on Thursday (Aug. 27) at around 2:11 p.m. in Barangay Sta. Lucia.
PDEA team leader identified the main target of the operation as alias Juju (drug den operator), male, 20 years old. Three other suspects were also identified by their aliases Elvis, male; Peter, male, 21; and Gelo, male, 26.
The operating teams recovered approximately 10 grams of suspected shabu valued at P68,000.00, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money.
Confiscated illegal substances will be forwarded to PDEA-3 Laboratory for forensic and confirmatory examination, while arrested suspects will be temporarily detained at PDEA-3 jail facility in City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (Republic Act 9165) are now being prepared for filing in court. (UnliNews Online)
