Teacher nabbed in Sultan Kudarat drug buy bust

Teacher nabbed in Sultan Kudarat drug buy bust

/ 06:52 PM March 17, 2025

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COTABATO CITY Anti-narcotic agents arrested a teacher in charge of a public elementary school in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat on Saturday, March 16, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Soccsksargen region.

Benjamin Recites III, PDEA–12 regional director, identified the suspect as “alias George,” 37, a resident of Barangay Pag-asa, Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat, and a teacher in an elementary school in the town’s Sabanal village.

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Recites said an undercover agent tried to purchase the prohibited drug from the suspect at 8 p.m. on Saturday and the latter agreed to sell several sachets of shabu (crystal meth).

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The suspect was arrested after he handed over the illegal drug to the poseur buyer. Seized were six grams of shabu with a market value of P40,000. The suspect did not resist arrest.

“He was under surveillance for the past several months,” Recites said.

Charges for violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared against the suspect.

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