P2.4M shabu seized in Pangasinan drug sting operations

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN, Philippines — A total of P2.4 million worth of shabu was confiscated from two top wanted persons and a cohort during separate anti-illegal drugs operations in Pangasinan on Monday.

The police report showed that the police operation was conducted in Urdaneta City where a high value individual identified as alias “JL” was arrested.

Seized from the suspect were approximately 166 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P1,128,800, contained in five heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets.

In a separate buy-bust operation in Sual town, a farmer known as “Isko,” a resident of Camalaniugan, Cagayan and listed as Top 10 Regional Drug Personality in Region 2, was arrested.

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A  male driver from La Trinidad, Benguet was likewise arrested during the same operation.

Recovered from the two suspects were three knot-tied transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, weighing approximately 200 grams with an estimated value of P1.36 million.

All arrested suspects are currently under police custody while appropriate charges for violation of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against them.

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The buy-bust operations were conducted by the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region I, Pangasinan provincial police office, and the police offices of Urdaneta City and Sual, Pangasinan.

Police Brigadier General Jovencio  Badua said in a statement that every drug personality arrested and every gram of illegal drugs seized represents a community made safer.

“These operations demonstrate the determination of our personnel and partner agencies to keep dangerous substances away from our neighborhoods. We will continue to strengthen our enforcement efforts and pursue those who profit from the destruction caused by illegal drugs,” he said. /cb