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LUCENA CITY, Philippines 鈥� Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents and maritime police on Saturday, May 17, arrested an alleged big-time trafficker and seized shabu (crystal meth) worth about P3.4 million in Bacoor City, Cavite.
The PDEA鈥揜egion 4A said in a report Sunday that PDEA agents and Cavite Maritime Police operatives collared 鈥淓ugene,鈥� 30, in a buy-bust operation in an open parking lot of a shopping mall in Barangay Habay 2 around 3 p.m.
Seized from the suspect were 500 grams of suspected shabu worth P3,400,000
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The PDEA was investigating further to determine the source of the illegal drugs.
The suspect, a resident of Tondo, Manila, was classified as a 鈥渉igh-value鈥� target in the government campaign against illegal drugs.
The suspect will face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. /lzb