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 regionwide on August 6, 2024.

Police reports revealed that alias “Bernabe”, 49, listed as illegal drugs Street Level Individual (SLI), was arrested in Brgy. Cabugao, Gasan, Marinduque after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth PhP2,000.00 to a police poseur-buyer during a joint buy-bust operation by the elements of Gasan Municipal Police Station, Marinduque PPO PDEU, PIU, PMFP, CIT Marinduque RID 4B, PIT Marinduque RIU 4B, and PDEG 4B.

Authorities confiscated approximately 0.19 grams of suspected shabu worth PhP10,000.00, PhP2,000.00 buy-bust money, and related paraphernalia.

Furthermore, alias “Rudy”, 35, listed as an illegal drugs Street Level Individual (SLI), was arrested in Sitio Torrel, Brgy. Dapawan, Odiongan, Romblon, 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 launched by the personnel of Odiongan Municipal Police Station, PDEA Romblon, Romblon PPO PDEU, PIU, and PMFC.

Authorities seized approximately 0.06 grams of suspected shabu with a market value amounting to PhP3,000.00, the buy-bust money, and related paraphernalia.

Moreover, a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the elements of Puerto Princesa CPDEU, CIU, and PDEA Palawan, resulted in the arrest of alias “Melnicker”, 40, listed as an illegal drugs High-Value Individual (HVI), in Block 2, Purok Sampaguita, Brgy. Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City, 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 0.57 grams of suspected shabu worth PhP3,876.00, 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.