Suspect nabbed, P400,000 in meth seized in South Cotabato drug bust

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Police arrested a 44-year-old man classified as a high-value drug suspect and seized more than P404,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Polomolok, South Cotabato, on Thursday night, Oct. 15.

Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) identified the suspect only as alias “Andy,” a resident of Barangay Poblacion, where the operation took place around 9:04 p.m.

According to Maj Robert Fores, PRO-12 information officer,  the Polomolok Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 12, recovered four sachets of suspected shabu weighing about 58.92 grams, with an estimated value of P404,191.20.

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Police also seized the P500 buy-bust money, a multicolored pouch and a red-and-black Suzuki Raider 150 FI motorcycle.

The seized drugs were sent to the South Cotabato Provincial Forensic Unit for examination.

The suspect remains in police custody while authorities prepare the appropriate charges against him.

Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, PRO-12 director, said police would continue conducting intelligence-driven operations against illegal drugs in the region. “We will continue to intensify our campaign against illegal drugs.”

He also called for continued public cooperation in the campaign against illegal drugs.