PDEA agents arrest 3 men, seize P2.3-M in meth in Zamboanga Sur ops
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur–Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA 9) seized P2.3 million worth of illegal drugs from three drug suspects in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday afternoon in Barangay Tiguma here.
PDEA 9 regional director Maharani Gadaoni-Tosoc said the confiscated meth were contained in five heat-sealed plastic packs with a total estimated weight of 350 grams and a market value of P2.3 million.
The arrested suspects were identified as Kandaw Sabal Lintongan, 35, who said he was a farmer in Makir, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. Nor-ain Canda Lintongan, 32, also from Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, and Mojahid Canda Tanondong, of Tapodoc, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.
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All three will face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.