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More than P500K in drugs seized

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More than P500,000 worth of drugs were recovered while five persons were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Bacolod City in two days.

Nabbed at Purok Malipayon in Barangay Taculing Tuesday night, April 13, were Jim Estacio, 30, of Barangay Granada, and Nico Calates, 33, of Barangay Alijis.

The suspects sold a plastic sachet of shabu worth P20,000 to a police poseur buyer.

Recovered from the suspects were eight sachets of suspected shabu, with an estimated weight of 45 grams and worth P306,000.

The operation was conducted by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-6 (RPDEU-6), and Bacolod Police Station 6 in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-6.

The RPDEU-6, along with Police Station 7 policemen, also nabbed James Andrew Estañol, 34, and Jury Jaype, 36, at Barangay Alijis Wednesday night, April 14.

The suspects, who are from Barangay Singcang-Airport, sold two sachets of shabu worth P40,000 to a police poseur buyer.

During their arrest, police operatives recovered 18 more sachets of suspected shabu with a weight of 30 grams and worth P204,000 from their possession.

Also arrested in another police buy-bust operation at Barangay Estefania was Carlo Alojado, 23.

He yielded seven sachets of shabu worth P15,000.

All suspects are now in police custody and will face drug charges.*

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