Manila police seize P500,000 'shabu' in Malate buy-bust
The Manila Police District-Drug Enforcement Unit (MPD-DEU) confiscated a total of P510,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Malate, Manila on Monday, June 19.
Police identified the suspect as Rodelio Moreno, 48, resident of Maria Orosa Street, Malate.
MPD-DEU operatives conducted the entrapment operation on Jorge Bocobo Street in Malate at around 10:05 p.m.
Seized from the suspect were more or less 75 grams of alleged shabu, a red sling bag, and the buy-bust money worth P500 and seven pieces of fake P1,000.
Moreno will be charged for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002, MDP said.Â
(Richielyn Canlas)