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ILOILO City – An estimated P1.2 million worth of suspected shabu was recovered from four suspects during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Desamparados, Jaro district.
The following were taken to the Jaro police station and would face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 – John Kennard “Toto/Tawi” Dejeron, 23; Jo Annalyn Dela Cruz, 45; and Eriberto Atadero Jr., 50, all from Barangay Desamparados; and Jalin Lim, 22, of Barangay Simon Ledesma, Jaro.
According to Police Captain Roque Gimeno III of the Iloilo City Police Office, 180 grams of suspected shabu were recovered on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 12.
Atadero served jail time in 2017 for illegal drugs but availed himself of plea bargaining and was released on April 2022, added Gimeno.
“They were high-value individuals because they possessed a huge amount of shabu,” Roque said./PN
