Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 9 dismantled a drug den and arrested five individuals, including two minors, in Barangay Sta. Maria here on Friday (Oct 3).
PDEA-9 regional director Bryan Babang said the operation was on account of a search warrant issued by a local court.
In the course of the search, the operating team found and eventually seized 16 heat-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected meth weighing around 10 grams with an estimated market value of P68,000.00, along with other drug-use paraphernalia like disposable lighters with improvised needles, aluminum foil strips, scooping devices, and a glass tube, Babang said.
Babang identified the arrested suspects as alias Julius, 36, a construction worker who is alleged to be the one maintaining the drug den, alias Bryan, 27, and alias Glenia, 57.
The two minors were turned over to social welfare authorities for appropriate intervention.
The arrested suspects are to face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Babang said.