P8.8M meth seized from arrested murder suspect in Iligan City

P8.8M meth seized from arrested murder suspect in Iligan City

/ 02:25 PM August 30, 2024

P8.8M meth seized from arrested murder suspect in Iligan City

Police authorities seize P8. 8 Million worth of meth in a coastal village in Iligan City. (Photo courtesy Iligan City Police Office)

ILIGAN CITY — The police and the Philippine  Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in this city seized about 1.3 kilos of suspected meth worth P8.8 million in a joint operation on Wednesday evening in Barangay Tibanga.

“This is the biggest volume of shabu in a raid this year,” said Major Zandrex Panolong, Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson.

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The 36-year-old suspect is listed as one of PDEA’s high-value targets in northern Mindanao, Panolong added.

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Panolong said the authorities were at first serving an arrest warrant against the suspect for frustrated murder.

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“However, when he went to his room to evade authorities, the raiding team that followed him noticed a package and found that it contained shabu,” Panolong said.

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The suspect is detained at Police Station 5 while charges are being prepared.

Colonel Reinante  Delos Santos, ICPO director, said they were tightening their watch over the city’s peace and security situation leading up to the month-long celebration of Diyandi Festival in September.

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