Authorities seized an estimated P3,338,800 worth of suspected shabu over the weekend in different buy-bust operations that also resulted into the arrest of four individuals.
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The biggest catch happened in Barangay Singcang-Airport on Saturday where 30-year-old Joey Piestaño, who allegedly yielded about 450 grams of suspected shabu worth P3,060,000, was arrested. In 2018, Piestaño was jailed for a drug offense, but was released the following year through plea bargaining, according to Puerto.
Puerto believed that Piestaño was allegedly able to build his network while he was inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City.Subsequent operations on Sunday led to the arrest of Mark Arevalo, 21, and Jeremy Booc, 20, both residents of Barangay 2 here.
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