P1-M ‘shabu’ seized, 2 nabbed in Cagayan de Oro buy-bust


CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Anti-narcotics operatives seized an estimated P1.08 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two suspects during a joint buy-bust operation in Barangay Gusa here late Monday evening.
Personnel from the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-10 (RPDEU-10), backed by local police units and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), launched the sting operation at Purok 4A Hillside at approximately 10:20 p.m.
Police arrested two residents, identified by their aliases: “Allyn,” 28, whom police classified as a high-value individual, and “Boy,” 44.
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Authorities confiscated seven heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing around 160 grams.
They recovered from the suspects a brown sling bag, a small rectangular container, and the P1,000 bill used as buy-bust money.
The suspects are temporarily held at the Maharlika Custodial Facility of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office.
They will face charges for alleged violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (RA 9165). The seized drugs have been forwarded to the Regional Forensic Unit-10 in Barangay Patag for examination.
Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay Jr., Northern Mindanao police director, commended the operating units, noting that the seizure is part of the police force’s intelligence-driven campaign against illegal drugs./coa
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