ILOILO City – A 40-year-old woman classified as a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested after yielding approximately 65 grams of suspected shabu with a standard drug price of P442,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Dacutan, Dumangas, Iloilo.
Authorities identified the suspect as alias “Ann,” a resident of the City Proper district in Iloilo City.
The operation was conducted at around 8:35 p.m. on November 7 by the Drug Enforcement Team of the Dumangas Municipal Police Station (MPS), resulting in the suspect’s arrest after she allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover police officer.
Aside from the buy-bust item, operatives confiscated seven additional plastic sachets of suspected shabu, marked money, drug paraphernalia, a cellular phone, and other personal belongings.
The suspect is currently detained at the Dumangas MPS for proper disposition. He will face charges for violating Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
