PDEA-NIR seizes PHP 428,400 in suspected shabu
BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region arrested a 50-year-old man in a drug bust that yielded PHP 428,400 worth of suspected shabu in Purok Old Barrio, Barangay Sta. Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday. The suspect was identified only as “Nonong,” a resident of Barangay 2 here
By Glazyl M. Jopson
By Glazyl M. Jopson
BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region arrested a 50-year-old man in a drug bust that yielded PHP 428,400 worth of suspected shabu in Purok Old Barrio, Barangay Sta. Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday.
The suspect was identified only as “Nonong,” a resident of Barangay 2 here who was tagged as a high-value target and an alleged notorious drug pusher.
Confiscated during the operation were 15 sachets of suspected shabu weighing 63 grams, marked money, a cellphone, a red Suzuki Multicab, and PHP 12,000 in cash believed to be proceeds from illegal drug activities.
Investigation Agent 1 Keith Capili, PDEA-NIR spokesperson, said the suspect was arrested for a drug offense for the first time following reports of his alleged illegal drug activity.
Authorities are investigating the suspect’s background to determine his source of illegal drugs.
Shabu, the local term for methamphetamine hydrochloride, is classified as a dangerous drug under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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