DRUG BUST. Authorities hold an onsite inventory of illegal drugs as evidence after a sting operation in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City on Sunday (July 21, 2024). The police seized a total of PHP2.7 million worth of suspected shabu from a 41-year-old suspect who is a resident of a relocation site in Alang-Alang, Mandaue City. (Photo courtesy of Mandaue City Police Office PIO)
CEBU CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives on Sunday night arrested a high-value individual during a sting operation in Mandaue City and seized from him a total of PHP2.7 million suspected shabu.
Mandaue City Police Station 1 identified the suspect as one "Pol", a 41-year-old resident of a relocation site of Zone Camote, Barangay Paknaan, and a known drug personality in the area.
The police, in coordination with the intelligence officers from the Police Regional Office-7 and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-7, arrested the suspect while transacting with a poseur buyer.
Seized from the suspect was 400 grams of shabu worth PHP2.7 million.
Drug charges are being readied against the suspect. (PNA)
