Police seize P70M worth of illegal drugs in nationwide ops
From February 24 to March 7 and on Saturday, March 8, police operations across various regions including Cordillera, Valenzuela City, Cebu City, Zamboanga del Sur province, Quezon City, Zamboanga City, Caloocan City, Bacoor City, Lamitan City, Butuan City, and Pasay City seized illegal drugs worth approximately P70.3 million.
The Police Regional Office-Cordillera conducted 17 anti-drug operations resulting in the confiscation of over 92,000 fully grown marijuana plants and other drug paraphernalia, while NPD-DEU confiscated shabu worth P741,200 in a buy-bust operation.
In Cebu City, police seized shabu valued at P7.6 million from five suspects; in Quezon City, agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized PHP3.4 million worth of drugs from two suspects.
On Saturday, March 8, operatives from the Northern Police District - Drug Enforcement Unit (NPD-DEU) seized P360,400 worth of shabu from two high-value individuals in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City.
On Sunday, March 9, a suspect was arrested and at least P1 million worth of suspected shabu were confiscated in a buy-bust operation conducted by authorities in Bacoor City, Cavite. The suspect, a 35-year-old male, will face charges under Republic Act No. 9165.
In Lamitan City on Friday, March 7, PDEA agents arrested a drug den owner and five others during an entrapment operation in Barangay Malinis, seizing shabu worth P81,600.
On the same day, Pasay City police seized PHP170,000 worth of shabu from a suspect identified as alias 'Lods' during a buy-bust operation.
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