BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) confiscated approximately P28.56 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a female drug suspect during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 31 here late Monday night.
Operatives of the BCPO-City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), with support from the City Intelligence Unit and Police Station 6, conducted the operation at around 11:39 p.m. on May 19 in Purok Fatima, which led to the arrest of alias “Bongi,” 36, identified by police as a high-value individual .
Based on police reports, the suspect sold a heat-sealed sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover officer in exchange for marked money, prompting her immediate arrest.
Authorities recovered seven heat-sealed plastic sachets and five knot-tied plastic bags containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu, including the buy-bust item. The seized drugs weighed approximately 4,200 grams with an estimated street value of P28.56 million.
Police also recovered the P7,000 buy-bust money and other non-drug items from the suspect.
The suspect and confiscated evidence were brought to Police Station 6 for proper documentation and disposition.
Brigadier General Romano V. Cardiño, acting regional director of the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), commended the operating units for what he described as a significant accomplishment in the campaign against illegal drugs.
“This operation sends a strong message that PRO-NIR remains relentless in its anti-illegal drug campaign,” Cardiño said, adding a warning to individuals involved in illegal drug trade to cease their activities before facing arrest.
Meanwhile, Mayor Greg Gasataya expressed appreciation to the BCPO, calling it the biggest anti-drug accomplishment of the year.
“For the entire year, this is the biggest accomplishment of the PNP,” he said.
BCPO director Col. Eugene Rebadomia also noted that several women have recently been arrested in anti-drug operations in the city.
He said authorities have observed a growing involvement of women in illegal drug activities, possibly because they are less likely to immediately draw suspicion./PN
