Two men were arrested and about 60 grams of suspected shabu worth P408,000 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Tagukon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 22.
Police identified the suspects only as aliases “Tata,” 42, unemployed, and “Ali,” 73, a farmer. Both are residents of Purok Paghidaet in Brgy. Tagukon.
The operation was conducted by the Kabankalan City Police Station Drug Enforcement Team at around 5:30 p.m.
Police said one of the suspects allegedly handed a sachet of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer in exchange for buy-bust money.
Authorities reported recovering 20 sachets containing about 59 grams of suspected shabu with a standard drug price of P401,200 from one suspect.
Also recovered were a 9mm revolver loaded with five rounds of ammunition, a glass tooter with traces of suspected shabu, an improvised plastic scoop, P3,810 in cash and the buy-bust money.
Police said another eight sachets containing about one gram of suspected shabu worth P6,800 and an improvised plastic scoop were recovered from the other suspect.
The confiscated suspected drugs will be submitted to the Negros Occidental Provincial Forensic Unit for laboratory examination.*
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