Three drug pushers nabbed, over P100,000 worth of shabu seized in Cabanatuan drug den
CABANATUAN CITY -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Nueva Ecija Provincial Office together with the local police nabbed three drug suspects inside a makeshift drug den in Barangay Lourdes in this city on Friday afternoon, Nov. 11.
The suspects were identified as Vergel Ignacio, Joseph Lanticse and Lea Lanticse.
The raiders also confiscated 15 grams of shabu in seven heat-sealed transparent plastics sachets worth P102,000, assorted drug paraphernalia and the buy-bust money during an entrapment operation.
PDEA personnel said they conducted the operation after receiving a report from a concerned citizen.
The suspects are now facing charges in violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022).