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Bacolod cops nab 3, seize shabu worth ₱31.2M in sting operations
Bacolod City police apprehended three individuals in separate buy-bust operations on Sunday, confiscating an estimated PHP31.28 million worth of shabu.
The operations resulted in the seizure of 4.6 kilograms of illegal drugs across three locations.
Police Director Col. Joeresty Coronica stated that illegal drug traders exploited the focus on election security to increase shabu supply in the city.
One suspect, identified as alias "Jom" or "Drake", yielded 2.5 kgs of shabu valued at PHP17 million in Barangay Estefania.
Another individual, alias "Cherry", 41, from Iloilo City, was arrested in Barangay Singcang-Airport with 1.1 kgs of shabu worth PHP7.48 million.
The third suspect, alias "Robert", was apprehended in Barangay 2 with a kilo of shabu valued at PHP6.8 million.
Coronica mentioned that the shabu supply likely originated from Mindoro and might also be intended for Iloilo.
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