LUCENA CITY –– Police arrested alleged two notorious drug pushers and seized over P60,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Binangonan town in Rizal province on Tuesday, March 9.
In a report, Colonel Joseph Arguelles, Rizal police chief, identified the suspects as Jever Villaran, 38, and Engelbert Malonzo, 40.
They were collared after they sold a pack of shabu to an undercover police officer in a drug deal in Barangay Mahabang Parang around 9 p.m.
Authorities seized 10 sachets of shabu weighing nine grams with a street value of P62,200.
The suspects are locked up at the local police jail and are facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.