Another drug suspect arrested in Digos City’s Oplan Big Bertha

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines —  Another suspected drug pusher fell into the hands of police authorities here during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday.

Chief Insp. Jose Teody Condesa, chief of the police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Davao del Sur, identified the arrested suspect as Deev Daug-Daug Panerio, 24, single and a resident of Barangay Sampaguita in Matanao, Davao del Sur.

Condesa said the buy-bust operation was conducted after authorities got a tip-off on the illegal activities of the suspect in Barangay San Agustin here.

A poseur-buyer was able to get a sachet of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from the suspect, using a marked P500 bill.

Also seized from the suspect’s possession were two more sachets of suspected shabu valued at more than P3,000 and a Nokia cellular phone.

“Our anti-drug operation was continuing under Operation Big Bertha,” Condesa said.

On October 29 and October 30, two suspected drug pushers were also arrested here and the police seized nearly P800,000 in suspected shabu. The suspects also yielded guns.

Condesa said authorities were also continuing its marijuana eradication campaign, particularly in the town of Kiblawan, also in Davao del Sur.

On Sunday, police authorities – backed by soldiers – raided a marijuana farm in Kiblawan and uprooted some 5,000 fully grown plants.

No arrest was made during the Kiblawan raid as the suspects had apparently been alerted about the arriving law enforcers, Condesa said.  SFM