Manila Bulletin
P3.4-M shabu seized in Cotabato City
Four suspected drug pushers were apprehended in Cotabato City with over PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu.
The operation led to the seizure of 500 grams of shabu, packaged in 13 sachets.
One of the arrested individuals, Sampulna Amboto Mague, 52, was previously detained in 2013 for a drug-related offense and allegedly operated in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Cotabato City, and Davao City.
Two minors were rescued during the operation and turned over to the Ministry of Social Services and Development MSSD-BARMM.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Director Gil Cesario Castro stated that the operation serves as a warning to illegal drug operators.
The suspects face drug-related cases for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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