Cavite natives, local cohort held in Antique drug busts

By Jennifer P. Rendon

SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE — Two men from Cavite province and their alleged cohort from Antique were arrested in twin anti-illegal drug operations conducted on Sept. 26 in this town.

Police identified the suspects only as alias Goofy, 18, and alias Mark, 37, both residents of Bacoor, Cavite, and alias JM, 20, of San Jose.

Goofy and JM were apprehended in a buy-bust operation at around 5:35 p.m. in Barangay 7, San Jose.

Authorities classified Goofy as a high-value individual and JM as a street-level drug pusher.

The operation was conducted by members of the Antique Police Provincial Office–Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (APPO-PDEU), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 6 and the San Jose Municipal Police Station.

Police seized four plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing approximately 70 grams, along with various non-drug evidence from the suspects.

Initial investigation revealed that Goofy had been transporting illegal drugs from Metro Manila and distributing them across Antique.

Following intelligence gathered from the suspects, police launched a second operation hours later.

Mark was arrested in Barangay Maybato North, San Jose, where four sachets of suspected shabu were confiscated from him.

All three suspects are now detained and will face charges for violating Sections 5, 11, and 26 of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.