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P145.5 million in shabu seized in largest Zamboanga Peninsula buy-bust
Authorities in Zamboanga City seized PHP145.5 million worth of suspected shabu in the region's largest ever buy-bust operation.
The operation led to the arrest of four suspected drug peddlers, including a public school teacher who denied involvement.
Operatives confiscated approximately 21.4 kilograms of illegal drugs and a .45 caliber pistol with ammunition during the buy-bust.
The suspects were apprehended in Barangay Mampang, with the boarding house having been under surveillance for four months.
The teacher claimed to have been mistakenly implicated as their rooms were adjacent.
The other three arrested individuals are classified as high-value targets and declined to be interviewed.
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