CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Five suspected drug personalities were arrested, while 174.84 grams of suspected shabu worth P1,188,912 were confiscated in three separate anti-drug operations in Olongapo City and Bataan on Monday (October 12), the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) reported.
In Olongapo City, personnel of the City Police Drug Enforcement Unit arrested two newly identified High-Value Individuals during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sta. Rita, at about 11:45 p.m
.
The operation resulted in the confiscation of 61.84 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated standard drug price of P420,512.00 along with the marked money used in the transaction.
Earlier in Orani, Bataan, operatives of the Orani Municipal Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit, together with PDEA Bataan, arrested two individuals during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tapulao at about 6:15 p.m.
Authorities recovered 51 grams of suspected shabu valued at P346,800.00, as well as the marked money and a mobile phone. The seized evidence was marked and inventoried at the scene in the presence of the required witnesses.
Meanwhile, at about 5:45 PM in Barangay Alasasin, Mariveles, Bataan, personnel of Mariveles MPS, Bataan Provincial Intelligence Unit, and Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Unit arrested another drug personality during a separate operation.
The arrest led to the seizure of 62 grams of suspected shabu worth P421,600.00, a mobile phone, sling bag, and a caliber .45 pistol with a magazine and two live rounds of ammunition.
PRO3 Director P/Brig. Gen. Jess B. Mendez said the successive operations reflect the continuing effort of police units to prevent illegal drugs from reaching communities.
“These operations show what sustained intelligence work, coordination, and focused enforcement can accomplish. Every quantity of illegal drugs taken off the streets means fewer opportunities for these substances to harm our families and communities. We will continue to pursue those involved in the illegal drug trade while ensuring that every operation is carried out in accordance with the law,” RD Mendez added.
Appropriate charges for violations of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against the arrested individuals, while the suspect apprehended in Mariveles will also face a case for violation of Republic Act 10591 in connection with the recovered firearm. (UnliNews Online)
