Some P1.43 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from an elderly man in a buy-bust operation conducted on Monday, April 20, in Butuan City.
The suspect, identified as alias ‘Angkol,’ 63, of Barangay Maon, is classified as a high-value individual.
Seized during the operation were approximately 210 grams of suspected shabu along with P10,000 in marked money, a cellular phone, a sling bag, a coin purse, and an identification card belonging to the suspect.
The arrested individual and the confiscated pieces of evidence are now under the custody of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of the Butuan City Police Office for proper documentation and disposition.
Charges are set to be filed against the suspect.
The operation was carried out by operatives of the CDEU in coordination with the Butuan City Mobile Force Company (BCMFC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office 13.
Brig. Gen. Marcial Magistrado reiterated the police’s commitment to intensifying its campaign against illegal drugs in the region.
‘We will not rest until these illegal drug traders are put behind bars. PRO13 will not allow them to roam freely on the streets, destroying lives and threatening peace and order in the region,’ he said.