Seized suspected ‘shabu,’ drug paraphernalia and marked money are displayed following a buy-bust operation at an alleged drug den in Barangay Dapdap, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, on Friday, Aug. 7.
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Four men, including an 18-year-old, were arrested at an alleged drug den in Barangay Dapdap here on Friday, Aug. 7, during a buy-bust operation, authorities said.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Luzon identified the suspects as aliases “Jay,” 42, the alleged operator of the drug den; “Tonton,” 37; “Otep,” 25; and “Rico,” 18.
PDEA agents, assisted by local police, conducted the operation at 3:20 p.m. An undercover agent allegedly bought a sachet of suspected “shabu” (crystal methamphetamine) from Jay, leading to the arrest of all four suspects.
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