P200,600 worth of ‘shabu’ seized

Seven grams of suspected shabu worth P47,600 were seized from two persons in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Kabankalan City Police Station)

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

BACOLOD City – Police arrested six persons and confiscated P200,600 worth of suspected shabu in separate buy-bust operations here and in Negros Occidental from Dec. 19 to 22.

In the province, four persons were apprehended following the seizure of P122,400 worth of suspected shabu in various operations in the cities of Silay, Kabankalan, and Victorias.

One of the arrested persons in Kabankalan City was an alleged member of a drug group in the province.

In Bacolod, two individuals were arrested after police seized from them P78,200 worth of suspected shabu in drug bust operations in Barangays 2 and 39.

The operations were conducted by Police Stations 2 and 1, respectively.