WIRE โ€” LUCENA CITY โ€” Police arrested an alleged big-time drug trafficker in a drug bust in Batangas City early Thursday, July 16, and confiscated more than P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu, or crystal meth. The Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO) said the 32-year-old suspect, identified only by his alias, Ragem, was arrested at 12:25 a.m.

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