Iloilo guard caught with PHP1.36M worth of shabu

A 32-year-old security guard tagged as a high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Zone 3, Barangay Baldoza, La Paz, Iloilo City, on August 13, 2025, yielding about 200 grams of suspected shabu valued at PHP 1,360,000.

Police identified the suspect as alias “Sazkie,” single, employed with VG Security Agency, and a resident of Carles, Iloilo, temporarily staying in La Paz.

The operation was conducted at 11:13 a.m. by the City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), with support from Iloilo City Police Station 2 and the ICPO Special Weapons and Tactics Team.

Authorities recovered eleven heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets and three knot-tied transparent plastic bags containing suspected shabu, a strip of aluminum foil with shabu residue, buy-bust money, and various non-drug items.

Western Visayas police regional director PBGEN Josefino D. Ligan praised the ICPO team for the successful operation.

“I commend everyone for a job well done. This significant drug seizure is a clear manifestation that PRO-6 remains relentless in its efforts to eradicate the drug menace in the region,” Ligan said.

The suspect is now under police custody pending the filing of appropriate charges.