Police seize P3.4M shabu in Malate buy-bust op

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MANILA, Philippines – Anti-narcotics operatives seized over P3.4 million worth of crystal meth or “shabu” from a drug suspect in Malate, Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Tuesday.

The suspect was identified as Tato Sali, also known as Tonanmi.

NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad, in a statement, said that authorities of Malate Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted the buy-bust operation at about 1:20 p.m on Sunday in a Malate condominium which led to the arrest of the suspect.

Operatives recovered about 500 grams of illegal drugs with an estimated value of P3,450,000, the NCRPO said.

The suspect as well as the pieces of evidence were turned over to PDEA Regional Office IV-A for proper documentation and filing of appropriate charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, according to NCRPO.

Natividad also warned drug peddlers that the NCRPO’s anti-illegal drug units are on the lookout for their illegal activities.

“Kung kayo man ay pusher, user o mismong pinanggagalingan ng iligal na droga sinisigurado ko sa inyo na may kalalagyan kayo,” he said.

(Whether you are a pusher, user, or the source of illegal drugs, I can assure you that you will have a place.)

“Tigilan ninyo ang pagbenta ng iligal na droga at wala kayong puwang sa matahimik at mapagsumbong na mga mamamayan na masusing binabantayan ng ating mga kapulisan sa kalakhang Maynila,” he added.

(Stop selling illegal drugs and you will have no room for the peaceful and complacent citizens who are being closely monitored by our police in Metro Manila.) — Jericho Zafra, INQUIRER.net trainee

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