PHP 24,480 shabu seized in Roxas City bust
By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS CITY, Capiz — Police seized PHP 24,480 worth of suspected shabu in a drug buy-bust operation Tuesday evening, Oct. 13, in Sitio Cassandra, Barangay Punta Tabuc, Roxas City.
Police identified the arrested individual as alias “B,” 37, a resident of Barangay Bolo, Roxas City, who is temporarily residing in Hermano Subdivision, Barangay Punta Tabuc.
Police said the suspect was included in the Provincial Priority Target List on Oct. 5, 2026.
The Station Drug Enforcement Team of the Roxas City Police Station recovered three plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing about 3.6 grams and valued at PHP 24,480.
Police also recovered PHP 1,000 in buy-bust money.
The suspect allegedly admitted involvement in the illegal drug trade and claimed to have obtained the supply from a laboratory on Philippines Railway Street.
The suspect also claimed to have used marijuana the previous day.
Punta Tabuc Punong Barangay Nestor Buenviaje said village officials continue to cooperate with police efforts to curb the proliferation of illegal drugs in the barangay.
The suspect is under the custody of the Roxas City Police Station.
Police said charges for alleged violations of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, will be filed against the suspect.
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