2 wanted men yield P3.8-M ‘shabu’

PACKS of suspected shabu amounting to P3.8 million were recovered from two men in San Fernando town, southern Cebu yesterday morning.

Supt. Artemio Ricabo (right), deputy chief of operations of the Cebu City police, and Supt. Romeo Santander present the packs of suspected shabu and firearms seized from two wanted men in San Fernando town. (CDN PHOTO/LITO TECSON)

Supt. Artemio Ricabo (right), deputy chief of operations of the Cebu City police, and Supt. Romeo Santander present the packs of suspected shabu and firearms seized from two wanted men in San Fernando town. (CDN PHOTO/LITO TECSON)

Ruel Garces and Leonardo Desnan had standing arrest warrants for drug charges. They were arrested in a house in barangay Pitalo.

Supt. Romeo Santander said 13 packs believed to contain shabu were seized from the two men.

Santander, chief of the City Intelligence Branch of the Cebu City police, said they tracked down the two men following last week’s operation where police seized a kilo of shabu from a suspected drug courier in barangay Labangon, Cebu City.

Also seized in the San Fernando operation were a shotgun, two .38 revolvers, and three motorcycles.

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