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LUCENA CITY — Two suspected drug traffickers were arrested on Monday and yielded P340,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation in Silang town in Cavite province.

The Police Regional Office 4A (PRO-4A) reported that anti-narcotics operatives arrested “Ed” and “Ryan” at 5 p.m. after they sold P500 worth of shabu to an undercover cop in Barangay Bulihan.

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Authorities seized four plastic sachets containing shabu that weighed 50 grams and were worth P340,000 as per the valuation of the Dangerous Drugs Board.

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The report tagged Ed as an HVI or high-value individual in the local drug trade, while Ryan is classified as a street drug pusher. HVI refers to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers, and importers of illegal drugs or leaders/members of drug groups.

Police also confiscated a mobile phone, which they will examine for records of drug transactions.

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The suspects are under police custody and are facing complaints of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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