SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 3 (PDEA RO3) dismantled an alleged drug den and arrested five individuals, including a targeted drug personality, in two separate buy-bust operations in Cabanatuan City, and Mabalacat City.
In the first operation, PDEA agents dismantled the drug den and arrested four individuals at around 8:10 p.m. on October 22, 2026, in Brgy. Obrero, Cabanatuan City.
PDEA Nueva Ecija Provincial Office identified the apprehended suspects by their aliases as Garrot, male, 42 years old; Kit, male, 27 years old; Beng-Beng, female, 54 years old; and Empot, male, 33 years old.
Arrested suspects yielded approximately 13 grams of suspected shabu worth P88,400.00, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money.
Suspects will be temporarily detained at the PDEA-3 jail facility in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Meanwhile, a drug peddler tagged as a high-value target drug personality was arrested in a separate buy-bust operation that led to the confiscation of some P204,000.00 worth of suspected shabu at 9:00 p.m. in Brgy. Dau, Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
PDEA team leader identified the arrested suspect as alias Jomar, male, 27 years old.
Approximately 30 grams of suspected shabu and the marked money were seized from him by the operating teams.
Charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are now being prepared for filing in courts in Nueva Ecija and Pampanga against the suspects. (UnliNews Online)
