Authorities arrested Friday evening a female school teacher in Poblacion village, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay in a buy-bust operation. Photo by PDEA-9
PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — A joint anti-illegal drugs operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police busted on Friday evening the meth-vending activity of a school teacher in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.
PDEA-9 regional director Maharani Gadaoni-Tosoc confirmed the arrest of Gemma Lahaman Isnain, 59, of Kong-Kong Laminusa village in Siasi, Sulu, during a buy-bust operation in Poblacion, Ipil.
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Operatives seized three heat-sealed sachets containing about 150 grams of suspected meth with an estimated market value of P1.02 million.
A case for violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act is being prepared against the suspect, Tosoc said.