CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized shabu worth P15 million from a suspected big-time drug pusher in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, October 21, in Barangay Ilayang Iyam in Lucena City, Quezon.
Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, quoting a report from Quezon police director Police Col. Ledon Monte, identified the suspect as “Eric,” 40, tricycle driver and resident of Jael Subdivision, Barangay Ilayang Iyam.
Eric, a high-value individual, was nabbed after he sold shabu to a police poseur-buyer on Zoleta St., Jael Subdivision.
Confiscated from Eric were 10 plastic sachets, six sealed transparent plastic bags, and five knot-tied transparent plastic bags containing suspected shabu with an estimated weight of 750 grams and valued at P15.3 million, and the boodle money.
Suspect is in the custody of the Lucena police and faces drug-related charges.
Lucas commended Quezon police for arresting Eric and ordered Lucena lawmen to expand their investigation and gather information to determine the source of the contraband.
“It is another huge success for our operatives in the city of Lucena in Quezon. It only shows that our operatives are working tirelessly in order to eradicate the proliferation of illegal drugs in Quezon. I have ordered the Quezon PPO's anti-drug units to step up their intelligence collection and conduct extensive investigations in order to identify the source of these illegal drugs that proliferate in Lucena City, specifically in Barangay Ilayang Iyam where this big-time drug pusher established its domain,” Lucas added.