P14.5M worth of shabu seized in Zamboanga, two arrested, one killed
Authorities in Zamboanga City seized P14.5 million worth of suspected shabu during two separate operations on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16.
In the first operation, police killed Jabar Pidlasi in a shootout and arrested Mohammad Rieza Timpahan and Aliyasar Mohammad Kahal, seizing P879,400 worth of suspected shabu.
The second operation on Sunday involved Naval Forces Western Mindanao and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Drug Enforcement Unit, leading to the arrest of a female senior citizen, another woman, and a man in Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City.
Hassan is a resident of Zamboanga City and was listed in the police's drug watchlist, while Jalaluddin and Ajihil are from Tawi-Tawi province.
The suspects were found carrying vacuum-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected shabu and marked money used by authorities during the buy-bust operations.
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