4 arrested in Lucena City drug den raid

LUCENA CITY, Philippines —The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives and police have dismantled an alleged drug den and arrested four suspects in this city.

According to a report by PDEA Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) issued on Sunday, anti-narcotics operatives raided a suspected drug den in Barangay Ibabang Dupay and arrested a 42-year-old man, the alleged den operator, on Friday at 9:33 p.m. The drug enforcers also collared three other individuals, one of them a woman, all suspected meth users.

READ: High-value drug suspect arrested in Marawi; P6.8M shabu seizedAuthorities seized P47,600 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) and assorted drug-sniffing paraphernalia.The four suspects were detained, and cases for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared for filing in court against them. /atm