Couple arrested for PHP3.4M shabu sale, 500g seized
Authorities in Cotabato City arrested a couple who sold PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu to undercover agents on Wednesday, January 8.
The suspects, identified as 'Theng' and his wife 'Saima,' were apprehended during a buy-bust operation with the assistance of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Cotabato City Police Office, and the Navy's 5th Marine Battalion.
Gil Cesario Castro, director of PDEA-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, confirmed on Thursday that the suspects are now in custody and will be prosecuted for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Law enforcement seized 500 grams of shabu along with mobile phones, marked money, and identification cards from the couple during a tradeoff along a busy street in Barangay Poblacion 5.
The operation was initiated after receiving information from confidential tipsters about the large-scale peddling by the suspects across different barangays in Cotabato City and nearby towns in Maguindanao del Norte.
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