The Daily Tribune
Arrested drug pusher yields P20.4-M shabu
Police authorities arrested a suspected high-value drug peddler, identified as Nelson Lamon, 41, in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City.
The operation, conducted on Gen. Vicente Alvarez Street in Barangay Zone 4, yielded approximately 3,000 grams of suspected shabu valued at P20.4 million.
Lamon, a habal-habal driver and a high-value target, was apprehended after receiving boodle money.
Authorities also confiscated a Samsung keypad phone, a violet eco bag, and a genuine P1,000 bill from the suspect.
The operation was a joint effort involving multiple police units including the Special Operations Unit (SOU)-9 and ZCPO Station 11.
Lamon is currently detained and faces charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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