The police seized P1.7 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, 2:48 a.m. Friday, September 1.
Arrested was Justine Gayoso, 27, for alleged possession of 253 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,720,400 in a buy-bust operation in Purok Progreso Village II in Vista Alegre, the police reported.
The police tagged Gayoso as an alleged member of the Derla Drug Group, and said he was listed as a “regional priority”.
In 2017, the suspect was arrested for violation of Republic Act 9167 and was released following a plea bargaining agreement in 2020.
The buy-bust operation was led by the Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit under their case operation plan “Broken Vow”.*