Caraga police seize P448,249 worth of shabu in region-wide sweep

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Seven drug suspects were arrested after police seized nearly half a million pesos worth of suspected shabu in anti-narcotics operations across the Caraga region on Oct. 31.

Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon, Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) director, said the operations conducted by city and municipal police units yielded a total of P448,249 worth of illicit drugs.

The biggest haul was seized in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, where local police, backed by regional anti-drug and intelligence personnel, conducted a buy-bust operation that led to the arrest of a 45-year-old suspect identified only as “Vinal.” Operatives seized 21 sachets containing about 45.39 grams of suspected shabu valued at P308,652, along with drug paraphernalia.

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In nearby Tandag City, local operatives and provincial anti-drug units served a court-issued search warrant on a 52-year-old construction worker known as “Bong,” yielding 12.279 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P83,497.

In Butuan City, local drug enforcement operatives and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arrested 26-year-old “Junior” in Barangay Limaha and confiscated 6.9 grams of suspected shabu worth P46,920.

Elsewhere in the region, authorities arrested four other suspected drug pushers, each found with suspected shabu worth less than P2,100.

All seven suspects face charges for alleged violations of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

“The apprehension of these drug suspects demonstrates PRO-13’s commitment to eradicating the illegal drug trade in Caraga,” Suguilon said. “Rest assured that we will intensify our efforts to curb the drug menace that has destroyed lives and threatened the future of the young generation.” /mcm