PDEA SMASHES DRUG DEN IN BATAAN

BY KEVIN GALANG

BALANGA CITY, BATAAN – Three men on Friday were arrested in a buy-bust operation that led to the discovery and dismantling of a makeshift drug den in Bgy. Tenejero, this city.

Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Bataan said arrested were Pedro Dualos, 48, of Batum Bakal, Bgy. Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan; Michael Vigo, 35, of Batum Bakal, Bgy. Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan; and Mark Nelson Lacson, 36, of Manahan, Bgy. Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan

Confiscated from the suspects were five plastic sachets of shabu worth P102,000, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money.

The operation was jointly conducted by operatives of the PDEA Bataan, PDEA Bataan Seaport Interdiction Unit, and the local police.

The three suspects will be charged with violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.