DRUG HAUL. A total of 200 grams of suspected shabu was seized from suspect "Jherome" in a buy-bust operation on Saturday evening (Aug. 3, 2024) in Barangay Arawan, San Antonio town in Quezon province. The suspect is listed as a high-value individual in the police drug watch list. (Photo courtesy of QPPO)
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Agents of the Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) confiscated shabu worth PHP4.08 million from a high value individual in San Antonio, Quezon on Saturday night.
Suspect and town resident “Jherome," 25, yielded 200 grams of the illegal substance during an operation in Barangay Arawan, according to a news release Sunday.
"The trust and cooperation of the people in their police is the effective fight against crime,” QPPO Director Col. Ledon Monte said in a statement. “We congratulate the police and the people of San Antonio for seeking to end the influence and presence of illegal drugs in their community.”
The suspect was locked up at the San Antonio Municipal Police Station for processing and proper disposition while the confiscated evidence are with the forensic unit for examination.
In July, the QPPO seized PHP7 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 107 suspects in 87 operations. (Zen Trinidad/PNA)
