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P2-M worth shabu seized in Marawi operation
Authorities arrested an alleged drug peddler and seized over P2 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Marawi City.
The operation was a joint effort involving PDEA-BARMM, Lanao del Sur police, the Special Action Force, the Army Engineering Combat Battalion, and the Marawi City police.
The suspect, identified as Orak, 24, was apprehended after allegedly selling methamphetamine to an undercover agent in Barangay Sabala Manao Proper.
Authorities recovered three sachets of suspected shabu, weighing approximately 300 grams and valued at P2,040,000, along with buy-bust money and a mobile phone from the suspect.
PDEA-BARMM Director Gil Cesario Castro commended the collaborative effort of the law enforcement agencies and the local government of Marawi City in combating illegal drugs in Lanao del Sur and the Bangsamoro Region.
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