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Police seized shabu worth P12.9M

Sunnexdesk

Two police buy busts resulted in the arrest of two drug suspects and the seizure of P12.9 million worth of shabu.

Arrested early Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in a buy bust in Barangay San Roque, Talisay, was Kevin Aviles, 26.

Police recovered 900 grams of shabu worth P6.1 million.

Aviles admitted being a shabu runner. He said it was only his second time to pick up the drugs in Sitio Cantipla, Barangay Tabunan in Cebu City.

In a separate police operation, a fish vendor in Barangay Duljo was arrested with one kilo of shabu worth P6.8 million.

Benjie Lupian, 42, of Barangay Suba, said he has been a drug courier for three months.

He said he gets paid P5,000 per transaction or drug delivered. (AT)

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