PDEA-12 agents arrest man, lover in shabu deal in Koronadal beer house

KORONADAL CITY – A man and his sweetheart were arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) here at midnight Tuesday following a buy bust operation.Arrested were John Noven Alvares and Darlene Cabrera who were drinking and enjoying the night inside a beer joint along Gen. Santos Drive, Barangay Zone 1, Koronadal City.An anti-narcotics agent posed as buyer of methamphetamine hydrochloride, more known as shabu, from the couple. After the deal, agents arrested them and seized heat sealed shabu, marked money and mobile phones. PDEA-12 said the couple has been under surveillance for a month after reports showed have beenpushing shabu in beer houses and girly bars.