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Southern Police District officers arrest two 鈥渉igh-value鈥� individuals and one teenager during a buy-bust operation in Taguig City and seized an estimated P1.1 million worth of illegal drugs Monday evening, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo from the Southern Police District)
听MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Southern Police District (SPD) operatives confiscated nearly P1.11 million worth of drugs and arrested three suspects including a teenager, in a buy-bust operation in Taguig City Monday evening.
In a report on Tuesday morning, the SPD said 163 grams of illegal drugs worth an estimated P1,108,400 were seized in Barangay Central Bicutan by a composite team from then SPD, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Taguig City police.
The arrested suspects were identified only as alias 鈥淛ohn Paul鈥�, 32; alias 鈥淛epoy鈥�, 30; and alias 鈥淪hawn鈥�, a 17-year-old student.
The SPD added that it recovered a loaded .45 caliber pistol. The illegal drugs听 were brought to the district鈥檚 Forensics Unit for examination.
鈥淛ohn Paul鈥� and 鈥淛epoy鈥�, who were said to be 鈥渉igh-value鈥� individuals, were taken into custody by the Taguig City Police Station.
A complaint for possessing illegal drugs awaits 鈥淛ohn Paul鈥�, while 鈥淛epoy鈥� will face formal complaints for the sale and possession of illegal drugs as well as a violation of the Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
Meanwhile, SPD turned over the minor, 鈥淪hawn鈥�, to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for proper disposition.