ILOILO — A 36-year-old high-value drug suspect was arrested after yielding around 220 grams of suspected shabu worth nearly P1.5 million in Barangay Quinagaringan Pequeño, Passi City, Iloilo on Thursday night, October 22.
The suspect was identified by police as alias “Donald,” 36, unemployed, and a resident of Passi City.
The operation was conducted around 11 p.m. by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Passi City Police Station following weeks of surveillance, intelligence monitoring, and verification of his alleged drug activities.
Authorities recovered two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets and five large heat-sealed plastic sachets containing around 220 grams of suspected shabu, with a standard drug price value of P1,496,000. Also recovered from the suspect were the buy-bust money and non-drug evidence.
The suspect is currently held at the Passi City Police Station custodial facility for documentation and the filing of charges for violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
