Two Iloilo City residents arrested in provincial drug busts
By Jennifer P. Rendon
ILOILO CITY – Two Iloilo City residents were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations in the towns of Calinog and Dumangas, Iloilo province, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
Police identified the suspects as alias “Noel,” 28, a resident of Mandurriao, Iloilo City, and alias “Lyn,” 40, of City Proper district.
Noel was arrested in a buy-bust operation around 5:05 p.m. in Barangay Libot, Calinog.
Personnel of the Calinog Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6, arrested the suspect after he allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu worth PHP 7,100 to an undercover operative.
Police recovered four additional sachets of suspected shabu from Noel.
Police Lt. Gabriel Gilmer Manguera, Calinog police chief, said the seized drugs weighed approximately 60 grams, with an estimated standard drug price of PHP 408,000.
Manguera said police had monitored Noel allegedly delivering shabu to Lambunao and Calinog several times before his arrest.
Investigators said the suspect had made another alleged drug delivery in Lambunao shortly before proceeding to Calinog, where he was arrested.
Meanwhile, Lyn was arrested in a separate buy-bust operation around 8:35 p.m. in Barangay Dacutan, Dumangas.
Personnel of the Dumangas Municipal Police Station, led by Police Maj. Kenn Albert Lepsia, seized approximately 65 grams of suspected shabu worth PHP 442,000 from the suspect.
The two operations resulted in the seizure of approximately 125 grams of suspected shabu with a combined estimated value of PHP 850,000.
Both suspects are currently in police custody pending the filing of charges for violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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