Drugs suspect busted in QC sting, P1.36 M shabu confiscated
MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested a 40-year-old man on Sunday and confiscated around P1.36 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Quezon City.
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Monday said Ruben Madarang was apprehended along Congressional Avenue, Barangay Bahay Toro.
His arrest stemmed from information QCPD received from a concerned citizen detailing his drug-related activities and location.
Operatives from the QCPD and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency later conducted a buy-bust operation.
Confiscated from him were 200 grams of shabu worth an estimated P1,360,000, a mobile phone, marked peso bills and a motorcycle.
A formal complaint for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002 will be filed against the suspect before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. (Kirsten Segui, Inquirer.net trainee)
