PDEA-BARMM seizes P1.7M shabu in Cotabato sting
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents and police seized P1.7 million worth of shabu from two suspects in a sting operation in Cotabato City on Monday, July 21.
Senior city officials and Moro traditional leaders assisted the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanaa (PDEA-BARMM) in planning the successful operation, which confirmed to reporters on Tuesday.
Gil Cesario Castro, director of PDEA-BARMM, stated that the two suspects are now detained and will face prosecution under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 using the confiscated shabu as evidence.
The arrest occurred after plainclothes agents made a tradeoff with the suspects along ND Avenue in Barangay Poblacion 4, where they were immediately frisked and cuffed by law enforcement personnel.
Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao's office provided support for the operation.
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