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P2.5 billion worth of shabu seized in Cavite buy-bust

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P2.5 billion worth of shabu seized in Cavite buy-bust
Police find 374 bags of suspected shabu in a General Trias residence on the eve of Independence Day

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) seized shabu (methamphetamine) worth P2.5 billion on Thursday evening, June 11, in a buy-bust operation in General Trias, Cavite.

According to a report from the PNP’s Drug Enforcement Group, its operatives, along with backup from the Cavite Provincial Police Office, conducted the operation that resulted in the arrest of a certain Muad Romorus Abedin Mangotora.

Mangotora was identified by cops as a resident of Barangay Navarro in the neighboring city of Imus, Cavite.

The police seized a total of 374 packs of suspected shabu weighing around 374 kilograms. Cops used P2,000 for the false buy.

The operation marks one of the biggest buy-busts of the PNP under lockdown.

On June 5, the PNP seized shabu worth P5.1 billion through a buy-bust operation in Marilao, Bulacan. – Rappler.com

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Rambo Talabong

Rambo Talabong covers the House of Representatives and local governments for Rappler. Prior to this, he covered security and crime. He was named Jaime V. Ongpin Fellow in 2019 for his reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In 2021, he was selected as a journalism fellow by the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics.
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