2 students caught with P5.3 million shabu

MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested two female students in a sting on Tuesday in Pasig City, which yielded shabu valued at P5.38 million.

Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin, National Capital Region Police Office director, said around 792 grams of shabu were confiscated from the suspects identified only as Emmy and Cristy, both 18 years old.

They are being held on drug trafficking cases.

The Eastern Police District did not name the school where the students are studying.

The suspects were nabbed during an entrapment operation at a house along Esguerra street in Barangay Pinagbuhatan.

Police said the house is a hub for illegal drug trade, based on intelligence reports.