A kilogram of suspected shabu (crystal meth) was confiscated and four suspects were arrested in separate operations in Manila and Quezon City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said.
The Manila drug bust took place on Tuesday afternoon along Moret Street in Barangay 458, according to the PDEA in a statement on Wednesday.
‘Arrested during the operation were alias ‘JP,’ 19, male; and alias ‘Esmayti,’ 27-year-old male suspect, both residents of Manila,’ the agency detailed.
The two suspects were caught allegedly in possession of five knot-tied plastic bags of suspected shabu weighing 500 grams.
Meanwhile, in another statement on Wednesday, PDEA said the Quezon City drug bust took place on Tuesday night along Annapolis Street in Barangay E. Rodriguez.
‘Arrested during the operation were alias ‘Leo,’ 57, male, a painter, and his live-in partner, alias ‘Aila,’ 38, female,’ the agency noted.
‘Confiscated from the suspects [was] one green eco-bag containing a plastic sachet of suspected shabu weighing approximately 500 grams,’ it added.
Based on the Dangerous Drug Board’s standard drug price for shabu, the combined confiscated shabu is valued at P6.8 million.
PDEA further said the drugs were turned over to the agency’s Laboratory Service for examination.
It added that the four arrested suspects were taken into custody by their respective city police offices, awaiting charges for violating Republic Act No. 9165 or the Dangerous Drugs Act.