Police confiscate P1.3M shabu from minors, arrest HVI in Sta. Cruz

On Black Saturday, April 19, authorities confiscated shabu worth P1.3 million from a 15-year-old boy and two others in San Mateo, Rizal.

In another operation on the same day, Sta. Cruz police arrested three drug suspects, including a high-value target, near F. Huertas Street in Barangay 340, Manila.

The suspects included 'Negro,' classified as a High-Value Individual (HVI), along with two others listed as Street-Level Individuals (SLIs).

Police seized around 250 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P1.7 million, during the operation in Sta. Cruz.

Both operations were conducted under Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and form part of intensified anti-drug campaigns by local police districts.

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