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5 persons yield P699,000 shabu, gun in Cavite busts
Five suspected drug traffickers were arrested in buy-bust operations in Cavite province on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 18 and 19, yielding over P699,000 worth of shabu and an illegal firearm.
In Dasmariñas City, two individuals identified as "Felipe" and "Melanie" were arrested after selling P1,000 worth of shabu to an undercover officer, with 50 grams valued at approximately P340,000 seized.
Later, "Tiririt" and "Bernardo" were apprehended in Dasmariñas City, yielding four sachets of meth weighing 27.80 grams with a value of P189,040.
In General Mariano Alvarez town, "Donn" was arrested with six sachets of shabu worth P170,000, an undocumented .9mm pistol, two magazines, and seven bullets.
Authorities also seized two mobile phones from the suspects for examination of potential drug transactions.
All five arrested individuals are in police custody and will face charges for violating the anti-drugs law.
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