ANTIQUE – A high-value drug suspect was arrested in a buy-bust operation that led to the confiscation of over P595,000 worth of suspected shabu in District III, Sibalom town.
The 32-year-old alias “Win,” a backhoe operator and resident of Valderrama town, was apprehended at around 12:52 a.m. on July 15 by operatives of the Antique Police Provincial Office’s Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit.
Authorities recovered approximately 85 grams of suspected shabu, packed in six heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets, along with the buy-bust money, a motorcycle without a plate number, and a coin purse.
The operation was conducted in coordination with the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the Sibalom Municipal Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Antique.
Police Brigadier General Jose P. Ligan, director of the Police Regional Office 6, lauded the successful operation, emphasizing the region’s unwavering stance against illegal drugs.
The suspect is currently under police custody and is set to face charges for violating Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002)./PN
