P1.3-M shabu seized in Lucena drug sting


LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- Police seized suspected shabu valued at P1.3 million and arrested a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday night, Nov. 15, in Pleasantville Subdivision, Barangay Ilayang Iyam, this city.

City police chief Lt. Col. Reynaldo Reyes identified the suspect as Jonalyn Sagala, a resident of Barangay Marketview here.

Sagala, considered a high-value individual due to the amount of illegal drugs she is able to sell, yielded 66.13 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of P1,349,052 and a motorcycle.

Sagala faces charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002).