ILOILO City — Police arrested a high-value suspect who yielded approximately P1,394,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation on Sunday, September 13, in Barangay Mansaya, Lapuz district.
Joint operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 6 (RPDEU 6), Regional Intelligence Division 6 (RID 6), PDEG Special Operations Unit 6, and Iloilo City Police Station 8 (ICPS 8) caught alias “Jan2,” 44, single, a jobless resident of Jaro district, at around 1:46 p.m.
Police found in his possession 11 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets and three knot-tied transparent plastic bags containing suspected shabu weighing around 205 grams. Also seized were buy-bust and proceeds money, a motorcycle, and non-drug-related items.
The suspect is currently in police custody and faces charges for violation of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño lauded the operating units for their relentless surveillance and coordination.
“Ang bawat gramo ng ilegal na droga na hindi nakararating sa ating mga lansangan ay isang panganib na napipigilan at isang buhay na maaari nating maprotektahan. Ito ang tunay na diwa ng ating responsive, trusted, and transformative policing, mabilis tayong tumutugon sa banta, pinagkakatiwalaan tayo ng komunidad, at patuloy nating binabago ang paraan ng pagpapatupad ng batas upang maging mas epektibo, makatao, at makabuluhan ang ating serbisyo,” stated Tuaño./PN
