Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – The Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, under the leadership of Police Brigadier General ROGER L QUESADA, successfully apprehended five individuals in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted regionwide on January12 to 14, 2024.

Police reports revealed that alias “Justine”, 24, listed as an illegal-drugs Street Level Individual (SLI), was arrested at Moonlight Lodge in Abad Santos St., Brgy. Masipag, Puerto Princesa City after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP1,500 to a police poseur-buyer during a joint buy-bust operation by the Puerto Princesa City Police Station 1 and Anti-Crime Task Force.

Authorities confiscated the PhP1,500 buy-bust money and related paraphernalia.

In Brgy. Guadalupe, Coron, Palawan, alias “Ellaine”, 44, listed as an illegal-drugs Street Level Individual (SLI), was apprehended by the personnel of Coron Municipal Police Station together with RDEU/RCSG Palawan, Palawan PPO Provincial Intelligence Unit, 2nd PMFC, CIT Palawan RID 4B, PIT Palawan RIU 4B, and 2nd SOU Maritime Group Coron MSBC, after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP2,000 to an undercover police officer.

Confiscated from the suspect’s possession were approximately 2.7grams of suspected shabu worth PhP24,300, along with the buybust money and related paraphernalia.

Similarly, alias “Archel”, 41, was apprehended in Barangay Lonos, Romblon, Romblon, after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP4,000 to an undercover police officer during a joint buy-bust operation launched by Romblon Municipal Police Station, Romblon PPO Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, and 4th Platoon PMFC.

Authorities confiscated the PhP4,000 buy-bust money and related paraphernalia.

Furthermore, alias “Eric”, 43, listed as an illegal drugs High Value Individual (HVI), was arrested in Brgy. Bonliw, Torrijos, Marinduque, after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP1,000 to a police poseur-buyer during a buy-bust operation launched by Torrijos Municipal Police Station together with Marinduque PPO Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, Provincial Intelligence Unit, 2nd Platoon PMFP, and PIT Marinduque.

Authorities seized one (1) more piece of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet of suspected shabu, the PhP1,000 buy-bust money, and related paraphernalia.

Moreover, a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the elements of Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit, San Teodoro Municipal Police Station, and Oriental Mindoro PPO Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit resulted in the arrest of alias “Rizaldy”, 41, in Barangay Calsapa, San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro, after allegedly selling one piece of small heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing shabu worth PhP1,000 to an undercover police officer.

Confiscated from the suspect’s possession were approximately 0.97 grams of suspected shabu worth PhP6,598, the buy-bust money, and related paraphernalia.

The arrested drug suspects are now under police custody, and complaints of violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (RA 9165) are being prepared for the inquest proceedings against them.