The Philippine National Police in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region arrested a total of 46 suspected drug traffickers between Friday to Saturday, or from October 3 to 4, seizing more than P4.4 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) and marijuana.
Police Brigadier General Paul Kenneth Lucas, Region 4A police chief, in a report issued on October 4, said anti-illegal drug operatives across the region conducted 33 operations from 6 a.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, and confiscated a total of 648.73 grams of shabu and 21.04 grams of dried marijuana leaves.
The confiscated illegal drugs were worth about P4,414,228, the report said.
On top of the operations was the successful arrest of two alleged big-time traffickers identified as ‘Mart’ and ‘Fighter’ after selling P500 worth of shabu to an undercover cop in Barangay (village) Sampaloc 4 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite at around 6 p.m. on Friday.
The operatives recovered four heat-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing 250 grams worth P1.7 million based on the Dangerous Drugs Board valuation at P6,800 per gram.
The suspects are classified as high-value individuals (HVI) in the illegal drug trade. HVI is a designation given to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers, importers, or members and leaders of drug syndicates.
Last month, the Calabarzon police nabbed 892 suspected drug traffickers and seized P9,991,819 worth of shabu and marijuana.
All arrested suspects are now under police custody and will face charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002