Three suspects were arrested while two others escaped in a series of buy-bust operations in three cities and a town in Negros Occidental on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 4 and 5, the police reported.
Seized was suspected shabu worth P274,366, the police said.
A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional target was arrested in Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City, early Wednesday morning.
Erlinda Delfin, 66, of Purok San Roque 1, Brgy. Handumanan was arrested in a buy-bust operation and recovered from her were 26 grams of shabu estimated at P176,800, the police reported.
Meanwhile, Emedy Roullo and Ronesa Isidro of Mambulac evaded arrests in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Mambulac, Silay City, on Tuesday,
The police, however, recovered 13 grams of suspected shabu worth P88,400 and drug paraphernalia .
The police also said Joemar Balgoa, 44, of Purok Mainugyunon, Brgy. Zone-1, Cadiz City, was arrested in a buy-bust operation Tuesday night.
Recovered from him was suspected shabu weighing 0.7 gram with an estimated price of P4,760, the police said.
Jobelo Geboram, 34, of Sitio Dinanadan, Brgy. Miranda, Hinigran, was also arrested by the police on Tuesday.
Seized from the suspect were 0.6 gram of suspected shabu estimated at P4,404, the police said.*