Drug Den Shut Down, 5 Shabu Traffickers Arrested in Mindanao Operations
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Drug Den Shut Down, 5 Shabu Traffickers Arrested in Mindanao Operations

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents have busted a drug ring in Cotabato City and Libungan town, Mindanao, arresting five individuals for alleged shabu trafficking. Four of them were operating a drug den.

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