PDEA arrests two drug peddlers, confiscates PHP6.8M worth of shabu in Marawi
On Saturday, agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region arrested two drug peddlers in Marawi City.
During a buy-bust operation, PDEA agents seized PHP6.8 million worth of 'shabu' and apprehended Abdu Batugan and Panarigan Radia after they handed over a kilo of illegal drugs to a poseur buyer.
The suspects were detained with the assistance of police and Army personnel in Barangay Saduc, Marawi City, and are now set to be charged with drug trafficking according to Gil Cesario P. Castro, director of the PDEA-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
In addition to the seized drugs, PDEA agents confiscated boodle money, mobile phones, and identification cards from Batugan and Radia who are being held at the PDEA-BARMM jail facility awaiting an inquest for violation of Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
This operation is part of a series of successful drug busts by the PDEA, including another seizure of PHP34 million worth of 'shabu' from a dealer in Lanao del Sur province on April 8.
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