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 three (3) individuals in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in Occidental and Oriental Mindoro on June 1 to 2, 2024.

Police reports revealed that alias “Jefferson”, 40, listed as an illegal drugs Street Level Individual (SLI), was arrested in Purok Bayanihan, Brgy. Caminawit, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP1,000.00 to a police poseur-buyer during a joint buy-bust operation by the elements of San Jose Municipal Police Station, PDEA Occidental Mindoro, and Occidental Mindoro PPO PIU.

Authorities confiscated approximately 0.5 grams of suspected shabu worth PhP1,000.00, PhP1,000.00 buy-bust money, and related paraphernalia.

Furthermore, at about 6:50 PM, alias “Rexcell”, 45, listed as an illegal drugs High-Value Individual (HVI), was arrested in Brgy. Ilaya, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP500.00 to a police poseur-buyer during a joint buy-bust operation launched by the personnel of PDEA Oriental Mindoro, Calapan City Police Station, Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit, PDEG SOU 4B, and NBI MIMAROPA.

Authorities seized approximately 1 gram of suspected shabu with a market value amounting to PhP3,000.00, PhP500.00 buy-bust money, and related paraphernalia.

Moreover, a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the elements of PDEA Romblon PO, PDEA MIMAROPA RSET, Calapan SIU, Gloria MPS, and NBI MIMAROPA, resulted in the arrest of alias “Joey”, 58, listed as an illegal drugs High-Value Individual (HVI), in Sitio Amoguis, Brgy. Narra, Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP1,000.00 to an undercover police officer.

Confiscated from the suspect’s possession were approximately 1.6 grams of suspected shabu worth PhP5,200.00, 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.