32 arrested drug suspects yield P2.99-M shabu in Bicol

By Connie Calipay

LEGAZPI CITY --- The Police Regional Office 5 (PRO 5) reported on Monday that it arrested 32 suspects and confiscated nearly PHP3 million worth of shabu during operations from Aug. 4 to 10.

PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay Jr. said nabbed were six high-value targets, 22 street-level pushers, and four newly-identified suspects who are now under investigation.

Seized were 440.217 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated standard drug price value of PHP2,993,475.

“We (PRO-5) vowed to sustain the momentum of these operations, warning that the illegal drug trade in Bicol will be met with relentless, united, and decisive action,” he said. (PNA)