Shown in the photograph 01 August is a tiny plastic packet containing the banned drug metamphetamine hydrochloride locally known as "shabu", and elsewhere as "ice", worth 500 pesos (18.00 USD), weighing about half gram which is sold to drug users. Drug addicts inhale the smoke when the crystalline powder is melted by a flame. President Fidel Ramos has launched an all-out war against illegal drugs particularly against shabu which has alarmingly spread all over the country. Mr. Ramos called the phenomenal growth of narcotics trade in the country as a "national security threat." / AFP
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Lalaki mula sa Lucban, Quezon, timbog sa drug buy-bust ops sa Tayabas City

June 20, 2024
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Timbog ang isang lalaki matapos ang ikinasang drug buy-bust operation ng mga awtoridad sa Barangay Ibas, Tayabas City nitong Martes, Hunyo 18.

Kinilala ang nadakip na suspek na si alyas “Josh” 28-anyos, residente ng Lucban, Quezon.

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Nakumpiska sa suspek ang tatlong sachet ng hinihinalang shabu na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng mahigit ₱22,400 at buy-bust money na ginamit sa operasyon.

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Sa ngayon, nasa kustodiya ng awtoridad ang mga suspek na nahaharap sa kasong paglabag sa Republic Act 9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.