Mindanaotoday.com | P.8M ‘shabu’ seized in operation
By: Franck Dick Rosete
The Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) identified the suspects as Isidro Dela Peña, who was the subject of the operation, 41, of Sitio Pinikitan, Barangay Camaman-an, and Jemar Leopardas, 36, of Purok 7, Barangay Gusa in this city.
Dela Peña has been considered by the police as a high value individual (HVI) due to the amount of illegal drugs that have been confiscated.
In the police report, the police operatives positively bought one sachet containing alleged illegal drugs using the two P500 bill as their buy bust money.
The police have confiscated six different sizes of sachets of the alleged shabu, including the buy bust item, weighing more or less 120 grams with an estimated market value of P816,000.
The drug buy bust operation was led by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU-10), with the assistance of police personnel from Agora Police Station 3 and Police Drug Enforcement Group-Special Operations Unit 10.
It can be recalled that the RPDEU-10 also confiscated a total of more or less 500 grams of the said illegal drugs, with an estimated market value of P340,000 during their drug operation at Phase 1, Zone 5-A, NHA, Barangay Kauswagan on May 29.
Aside from the illegal drugs, the police operatives also confiscated two cellular phones which they can use for their investigation.
The arrested suspects are currently detained at the custodial facility of Agora Police Station 3 for filling the case in violation of the Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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