PDEA arrests 6, seizes P10.2M shabu in Zamboanga and QC busts

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested four individuals in Zamboanga City's Barangay San Roque, seizing PHP6.8 million worth of suspected shabu concealed in a Chinese tea bag.

The arrested individuals in Zamboanga City were identified as Edrian Alvarez, 20; Jason Orquijo, 39; Alrakib Dasid, 36; and Ellan Testado, 42.

In Quezon City, PDEA operatives arrested two suspects, including a minor, along EDSA Balintawak in Barangay Apolonio Samson, confiscating PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu.

The total value of confiscated shabu from both Zamboanga City and Quezon City operations amounts to PHP10.2 million.

The suspects from both operations are facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2012.

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