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Man collared for selling shabu worth P8.5M in Bohol

/ 11:10 AM January 26, 2023

Authorities seize P8.5-million worth of shabu packed as a commercial tea product during a buy-bust operation Wednesday night, Jan. 25, in Dauis town, Bohol. (Leo Udtohan/Inquirer Visayas)

DAUIS, Bohol — Police arrested on Wednesday a man for allegedly selling shabu worth around P8.5 million placed inside a tea pack in this city.

John Albert Quiza Iter, 27, of Barangay Dao in Tagbilaran City, did not resist arrest.

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Lieutenant Thomas Zen Cheung, Dauis Police Station chief, said the operation took place around 7:30 p.m. in Purok 5 in Barangay Poblacion of this town.

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Cheung said Iter could sell two to five kilos of shabu every two weeks. “He (Iter) had been under police surveillance for two weeks,” he said.

Sought for comment, Iter said he had no idea what was inside the Chinese tea bag. He said he received a text message from an unknown number to get it.

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On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Filcris Ocno Vaño, 26, of Barangay Totolan, Dauis, was arrested in a buy-bust at past 9:30 p.m. He yielded shabu worth about P1.7 million.

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