PDEA seizes P6.8M ‘shabu’ in Zamboanga City buy-bust

Inquirer.net - Oct 24, 2026

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—Anti-narcotics agents and naval intelligence personnel seized around one kilo of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) worth an estimated P6.8 million. The confiscation was done during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tugbungan, Zamboanga City Friday afternoon, Oct. 23. The joint law enforcement operation, conducted at 2:15 p.m., also led to the arrest

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Oct 24, 2026

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Oct 24, 2026

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Oct 24, 2026

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Oct 24, 2026

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