Nine arrested, over P1M shabu seized in Rizal, Batangas; four arrested, PHP3.4M shabu seized in Cotabato
Police in Rizal province and Batangas arrested nine suspected drug dealers and confiscated over P1,043,800 worth of shabu and firearms during separate operations on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
In Cebu Pacific flight 5J617, a passenger made a bomb joke upon landing, prompting immediate security measures and disrupting the flight on Saturday, March 22 (note: this sentence is irrelevant to the drug arrests and should be removed).
Anti-narcotics agents in Cotabato City arrested four suspected drug peddlers and seized 500 grams of shabu with a market value of PHP3.4 million from them on Thursday afternoon.
Two of the suspects agreed to sell shabu to an undercover agent near Mega Market, leading to their arrest along with two minors who yielded evidence.
In Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur, PDEA agents arrested three men and dismantled a drug den during another buy-bust operation on Thursday.
All suspects from both operations are in custody facing charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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