Police arrest nine suspected drug dealers, seize PHP17M in shabu

Police arrested three suspected drug dealers last Monday and Wednesday in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Batangas City, and Pasay City, seizing P204,000 and P3.4 million worth of shabu respectively.

On Tuesday, July 16, and July 13, PDEA agents seized PHP3.4 million worth of shabu and arrested two big-time traffickers in Las Piñas City and Pasay City.

In separate sting operations on Thursday, five drug peddlers were apprehended in Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental yielding a total of PHP4.8 million worth of shabu.

On Wednesday, Najer Cosain Arumpac, alias Supremo, was arrested in Cotabato City after yielding over P1.3 million worth of crystal meth during a buy-bust operation.

In Mandaue City and Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Rex Navasca and Macrino Clarete IV were also arrested with suspected shabu valued at PHP3.4 million and PHP1.3 million respectively.

Three suspects including John Renz Duran, Lucito Lañojan, and Mateo Pascual were detained in Boloc-boloc, Sibulan, Negros Oriental during a clearing operation on Tuesday with eight packs of suspected shabu worth PHP40,800.

In San Agustin village, San Fernando City, Pampanga, police arrested two drug suspects who yielded some P544,000 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation.