BACOLOD City – Three brothers were arrested after police seized approximately P170,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, on November 7.
The operation was conducted at around 6:45 a.m. by the City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Bacolod City Police Office (CDEU-BCPO), led by its chief, Police Lt. Col. Roberto V. Indiape Jr., with support from the City Intelligence Unit and Police Station 8.
The suspects, identified only by their aliases “Keng,” 21; “Renren,” 29; and “Toto,” 24, are all unemployed and residents of Purok Kabalagnan, Barangay Tangub.
Police said the three were not listed in the records of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC).
Authorities recovered nine sachets of suspected shabu, including the buy-bust item, weighing approximately 25 grams and valued at P170,000.
Also confiscated were the P1,000 bill used as buy-bust money and other non-drug items.
The suspects were arrested for alleged violations of Sections 5 (sale of dangerous drugs), 11 (possession of dangerous drugs), and 26 (attempt or conspiracy) of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The three brothers remain under police custody and will face the appropriate charges./PN