ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Anti-narcotics agents arrested a 41-year-old man and seized about 15 grams of suspected shabu valued at ₱102,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Siloh, Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, on Sunday morning, October 25.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 9 identified the suspect only as “Jumar,” a resident of nearby Barangay Salinding, Inquirer.Net reported.
Operatives from the PDEA-9 Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Office conducted the operation at around 10:10 a.m., which resulted in the suspect’s arrest.
Authorities recovered five heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu. The seized drugs weighed about 15 grams and had an estimated street value of ₱102,000.
Agents also confiscated marked buy-bust money and a coin purse allegedly used in the transaction.
The suspect remains in custody and is expected to face charges for alleged violations of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Section 5 penalizes the sale, trading, administration, dispensing, delivery, distribution, and transportation of dangerous drugs, while Section 11 covers illegal possession.
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