Shabu, marijuana worth P1.8 million, gun seized in Calabarzon drug ops
Suspect in handcuffs graphics. 黑料社
LUCENA CITY — Police arrested six suspects in anti-illegal drugs operations on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 21 and 22) in Cavite, Rizal, Quezon and Laguna provinces.
The operations yielded more than P1.8 million worth of shabu (crystal meth), marijuana derivatives and an illegal firearm, the Region 4A police reported Saturday.
A team of anti-narcotics agents in Dasmarinas City, Cavite arrested a drug pusher identified as “Jayson” at 5:55 p.m. on Friday.
He was nabbed after he sold P13,000 worth of marijuana derivatives to an undercover police officer in Barangay (village) Salitran 2.
Seized from the suspect were 16 plastic sachets containing high-grade marijuana or “kush” weighing 449,18 grams and 37 pieces of tiny box with liquified marijuana weighing 74 grams with an estimated total value of P840,270.
Article continues after this advertisementThe suspect is classified as a high-value individual (HVI) in the illegal drug trade.
Article continues after this advertisementHVI refers to financiers, traffickers, manufacturers and importers of illegal drugs, as well as leaders or members of illegal drug syndicates.
Later at 10:40 p.m. in the same locality, members of the Cavite police drug enforcement unit busted “Kay” and “Francisco” in a sting operation in Barangay Salawag.
The suspects, both classified as HVI, yielded six sealed plastics containing shabu weighing a total of 50 grams worth P340,000.
Authorities also seized a mobile phone which will be subjected to digital forensic examination to determine if it has records of drug transactions.
In Barangay San Isidro in Taytay, Rizal, police arrested “JR” in a sting operation around 1:25 a.m. Saturday.
The report said JR, an identified drug pusher on the police watch list, helped his unidentified cohort to evade arrest and left him with a sling bag containing five sachets of meth weighing 62 grams worth P421,600.
On the other hand, policemen in Sta. Cruz, Laguna collared “Berto” in Barangay Oogong around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
The suspect, a known street drug pusher in the locality, was caught in alleged possession of four sachets of shabu worth P43,860.
The cops also confiscated from the suspect an undocumented .22 caliber pistol with four bullets.
Meanwhile, law enforcers in Quezon province held “Ric” in Barangay Ibabang Iyam in Lucena City at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
Lieutenant Colonel Dennis de Guzman, Lucena police chief, in a report said Ric, also an HVI, was found in possession of seven sachets of shabu weighing 24 grams worth P163,200.
All suspects are under police custody and will face complaints for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Berto will also face another case for illegal possession of a firearm and violation of the election gun ban.
