Three persons were arrested and about four grams of suspected shabu worth P27,200 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, Monday, Oct. 12.
The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspects only as aliases “Gina,” 37; “Lito,” 27; and “Bogart,” 31.
Police said all three were unemployed and residents of different barangays in Bacolod City.
The operation was conducted at about 1:22 a.m. by the Police Station 2 Drug Enforcement Team.
Operatives recovered one heat-sealed sachet of suspected shabu used as the buy-bust item and six additional sachets allegedly found in the suspects’ possession.
Police also recovered a brown coin purse and a P500 bill used as buy-bust money.
The confiscated suspected shabu had an estimated total weight of four grams and a standard drug price of P27,200, based on the prevailing rate of P6,800 per gram.
BCPO said the three suspects were not listed in Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council records.
They face charges for alleged violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Police said the operation forms part of its continuing campaign against illegal drugs in Bacolod City.*
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