8 arrested in drug ops in Cotabato, Marawi, Davao del Norte
Four suspected drug den operators, a construction worker, and six additional individuals were arrested in separate entrapment operations by police in Cotabato City, Marawi City, and Davao del Norte over four days.
On Thursday, August 7, six men operating a drug den were arrested during an operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) and local police, resulting in the confiscation of P68,000 worth of shabu.
On Friday, August 8, a mother-daughter tandem was arrested during an entrapment operation in Cotabato City, where anti-narcotics agents seized PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu from them, and another large-scale dealer was arrested by PDEA-11 agents in Davao del Norte who handed over 527 grams of shabu valued at P3.5 million.
In Marawi City on Friday, two suspected big-time drug peddlers were arrested, and police confiscated three huge sachets of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2 million.
The earlier arrests involved three adults and a minor in Cotabato City on Tuesday, August 5, along with a construction worker who was arrested for allegedly selling shabu to his co-workers on Monday, August 4.
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