The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency confiscates shabu worth P9.52 million and arrests two suspects in an operation on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, along Tibanga Highway in Barangay San Miguel, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte province. (Photo from the PDEA)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated shabu (crystal meth) worth P9,520,000 and apprehended two suspects in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte.
The arrests were made in a buy-bust operation along Tibanga Highway in Barangay San Miguel, Iligan City at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
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According to the PDEA report released to the media on Wednesday afternoon, 1.4 kilograms of the drug were found in one vacuum-sealed transparent plastic and four knot-tied plastic packs.
The marked buy-bust money, a black courier plastic pouch, a brown paper bag, an opened green tea foil pack labeled with Chinese characters, a black shoulder bag, and a sports utility vehicle were also recovered during the operation.
The PDEA identified the suspects as Raisah Amer, a 59-year-old unemployed Iligan City resident; and an alias 鈥淏appa,鈥� who was said to have sustained injuries during the operation.
They both face charges for violating the Dangerous Drugs Act.
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On Wednesday afternoon, the PDEA also reported seizing a total of P52.5 billion worth of illegal drugs from July 2022 to December 2024.