MANILA, Philippines — A 43-year-old man carrying over P2-million worth of suspected crystal meth, locally known as shabu, was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Caloocan City on Monday evening, according to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).
In a report on Tuesday, the NCRPO identified the suspect as Jon-Jon Cabingas, who was apprehended by elements of the Northern Police District (NPD) – Drug Enforcement Unit along 3rd St., 6th Avenue in Barangay 115.
The police operation stemmed from a tip that the NPD received from an unnamed informant. After validating the information, police launched an entrapment operation to arrest Cabingas.
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Confiscated from him were 310 grams of suspected shabu worth P2,108,000, a bag, an envelope, and a motorcycle.
Cabingas was brought to the office of the DDEU-NPD for further investigation and subsequently to a center for medical verification, NCRPO said.
He will face complaints for violations of the Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, pending inquest proceedings.