Police seize P3.1M meth from MILF-linked suspect
On Monday, August 18, police seized P3.1 million worth of methamphetamine from a suspected dealer affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Barangay Bontungan, Wao, Lanao del Sur.
The suspect, 52-year-old Jamil Saripada, was arrested during an entrapment operation and is now detained at a Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region facility.
Saripada was apprehended after selling nearly half a kilogram of shabu to undercover operatives in Barangay Bontungan, as confirmed by PRO-BAR Director Brig. Gen. Jaysen De Guzman on Tuesday, August 19.
The Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office highlighted the role of the Wao local government unit in planning and executing the successful buy-bust operation.
Saripada will face charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for his involvement with illegal drugs.
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