A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-initiated buy-bust operation in Bacong, Negros Oriental, led to the arrest of a female “high-value target” and the confiscation of suspected shabu with a street-level value of PHP3.4 million.
PDEA-Negros Oriental chief Elmer Ebona in a Monday interview that the suspect, a 32-year-old jobless woman from Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City, was arrested Sunday night in Barangay Sulodpan, Bacong town.
Joint PDEA and police operatives arrested her after she allegedly sold suspected shabu to an undercover agent.
Seized from the suspect were plastic sachets of various sizes containing about 510 grams of suspected shabu.
Ebona said the woman claimed to have a contact inside the Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, who gave instructions through a cellphone on the delivery of the illegal drugs.
“The woman was under surveillance for a while before the arrest, and we believe that she is not operating alone but belongs to a group involved in the illegal drug trade,” Ebona said.
The suspect is currently detained while a case is prepared against her for violating Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.*PNA
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