City police arrest 'Mela', 'Ray' in separate shabu busts
On Saturday night, police in Angeles City arrested a 44-year-old woman known as 'Mela' during a buy-bust operation.
During the same week on Tuesday, another suspect identified only as alias 'Ray,' was arrested by the city police's drug enforcement unit in Lourdes Northwest village for selling shabu.
Police confiscated P374,000 worth of shabu and 55 grams from Ray after his arrest, alongside marked money used in the transaction.
City police director Colonel Amado Mendoza Jr. confirmed both arrests on Monday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 3 respectively.
Both suspects are now facing charges for violating the country's anti-drug law, while the sources of the seized drugs remain under investigation by authorities.
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