Buy-bust operations in Cavite and Lanao del Norte led to the confiscation of a total of P27.2 million worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) and the arrest of seven individuals, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday.
Authorities caught five individuals in a drug sting, confiscating P20.4 million worth of suspected shabu at the parking lot of a fast-food chain along Antero Soriano Highway in Barangay Sahud Ulan, Tanza, Cavite on Wednesday night, the PDEA noted in a statement.
The agency only identified the arrested suspects as ‘Arapat,’ 23; ‘Geolds,’ 50; ‘Muhaimen,’ 24; ‘Mama,’ 50; and ‘Pinda,’ 35.
‘Confiscated from the suspects were one brown-colored packing containing a vacuum-sealed plastic pack with suspected shabu weighing approximately one kilogram, which was the subject of sale,’ PDEA noted.
Operatives also seized ‘two red-colored packings containing vacuum-sealed plastic packs with suspected shabu weighing approximately two kilograms,’ it added.
Meanwhile, the Lanao del Norte operation caught two suspects and confiscated P6.8 million worth of suspected shabu at Barangay Poblacion, Kapatagan, the PDEA noted in a separate statement.
The agency identified the arrested individuals as ‘Mado,’ a 42-year-old tricycle driver; and ‘Clyde,’ a 41-year-old businessman.
‘Confiscated from the suspects were approximately one kilogram of suspected shabu, a cal. .22 revolver with live ammunition, buy-bust money and other non-drug evidence,’ the agency noted.
All seven arrested suspects were taken into the custody of their respective local units, awaiting charges for violation of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Dangerous Drugs Act