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Published March 11, 2021, 2:49 PM
CEBU CITY – A 24-year-old farmer was arrested while suspected shabu worth P3.4 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in a mall in Consolacion, Cebu Wednesday.
Authorities identified the suspect as Lesbert Borres of Barangay Tagbao, Cebu City. Borres was arrested where he agreed to deal with a poseur-buyer.
Lieah Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA Region 7), said at least 500 grams of shabu were seized from the suspect.
Alcantara said investigation showed that Borres was involved in cultivating marijuana plants in Balamban, Cebu but shifted to selling shabu when he transferred to Cebu City.