Region’s ‘high-value’ target falls in drug bust

By Felipe V. Celino 

 

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A “high-value drug personality” in Region 6 was arrested Thursday afternoon in a police drug bust operation in Pontevedra, Capiz

The team from the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) and Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of Pontevedra Municipal Police Station nabbed Glenn Cabrera, 40, of Brgy. San Juan Dumarao, Capiz but temporarily residing in Pontevedra town.

The drug bust was conducted at Barangay Ilawod, Pontevedra, Capiz.

Recovered from Cabrera were 21 sachets of suspected shabu or crystal meth; PHP15,000 marked money, and a cellphone.

Police claimed that the suspected shabu weighed around 5 grams and valued at PHP34,000.

Cabrera denied owning the seized items but he told reporters that he used drugs from time to time.

Police Major Christopher Candelario, Pontevedra Municipal Police Station chief, said the suspect is also the “No. 9 High Value Individual” in Capiz.

Candelario said Cabrera was arrested in 2015 for a similar offense but he was released after availing of a plea-bargaining agreement on January 18, 2019.

Cabrera is detained at the Pontevedra police station and will be charged for violating Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).