Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, under the leadership of PBGEN ROGER L QUESADA, nabbed two (2) drug personalities in a separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in Puerto Princesa City on Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Police reports reveal that alias “John”, 53, listed as illegal-drugs priority high value individual, was arrested in Bonifacio Road, Barangay Maunlad, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan after allegedly selling two (2) pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth Php2,000 to a police poseur-buyer during a joint buy-bust operation by the Puerto Princesa City Police Drug Enforcement Unit, Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit and City Intelligence Unit.
Authorities confiscated approximately 0.09 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of Php8,100.00, along with the buy-bust money and related paraphernalia.
Furthermore, at approximately 9:30 PM, alias “Ed”, 39, listed as an illegal-drugs street-level individual was apprehended in Purok Matiyaga, Brgy. San Jose, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan after allegedly selling a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu worth Php4,500 to an undercover police officer during a buy-bust operation launched by the personnel of Puerto Princesa City Police Station 1 together with Anti-Crime Task Force and PNP SOU Maritime Group.
Authorities seized approximately 0.976 grams of suspected shabu worth Php6,636.8, the buy-bust money and related paraphernalia.
The arrested drug suspects are now in 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.