BATANGAS CITY – A 44-year-old drug pusher was apprehended and suspected shabu worth P614,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Alangilan, this city, on Tuesday, August 29.
Police identified the suspect as Edsel Melo, alias “Torne,” a high-value individual and a resident of Jasmin Drive, Analyn Subdivision, here.
Seized from Melo were five transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu with an estimated weight of 90.3 grams and Dangerous Drug Board value of P614,000 and the buy-bust money. The recovered illegal drugs will be taken to the Batangas Provincial Forensic Unit for laboratory examination. Melo faces drug-related charges. Suspect is detained at the Batangas City police station.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Fishing vessel with 70,000 liters of oil sinks off Calatagan coastA fishing boat with 70,000 liters of diesel sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday, At least 13
Read more »
PH Coast Guard sets oil spill response as fishing vessel with 70K liters of diesel sinks off BatangasTHE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is preparing for yet another oil spill response following the sinking of a fishing vessel carrying around 70,000 liters of diesel off Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday.
Read more »
Speaker, reps lead cash aid assistance in NovalichesHouse Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Tingog party-list Representatives Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre distributed P5,000 worth of financial aid
Read more »
8,532 security personnel tapped for barangay polls in CalabarzonCAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Security forces for this year’s barangay elections in Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area were deployed on Monday, August 28.
Read more »
Oil spill threatens VIP anew as vessel loaded with 70K liters of diesel sinks off CalataganA fishing vessel carrying 70,000 liters of diesel sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday, threatening anew the Verde Island Passage (VIP). Part of the internationally acclaimed biodiversity hotspot, VIP was also affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill following the MT Princess Empress tragedy, which spilled 900,000…
Read more »
P1-M shabu seized in Iloilo City buy-bustILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth more than P1 million from five drug pushers in a buy-bust operation amid rainy weather in Baragay Boulevard, Molo District here on Monday night, August 28.
Read more »