ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office 9 reported the seizure of ₱19,244,000.00 worth of shabu, along with the arrest of four drug personalities in separate operations in the towns of Ipil and Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay, on November 11.
Police Brigadier General Elmer E Ragay, regional director, said personnel from the Ipil Municipal Police Station (MPS), together with the 903rd Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency- Zamboanga Sibugay Office, and Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 5569, conducted a buy-bust operation at around 3:20 a.m. in Purok San Francisco, Barangay Poblacion, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.
The operation resulted in the arrest of a 32-year-old male suspect and the seizure of nine heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu. The seized substances weighed approximately 2.33 kilos, with an estimated street value of ₱15,844,000.00.
Meanwhile, at around 10:15 a.m. in Purok 8, Barangay Crossing Sta. Clara, Naga, operatives of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 9, together with the Naga MPS, Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Zamboanga Sibugay Police Provincial Office, RIU 9, and the Zamboanga Sibugay Maritime Police Station, executed a search warrant for violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The operation resulted in the arrest of three individuals, including a Regional Level, High-Value Individual, and the confiscation of 774 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, weighing approximately 500 grams, with an estimated street value of ₱3,400,000.00.
The two operations resulted in the confiscation of a combined total of approximately 2.8 kilograms of suspected shabu valued at ₱19,244,000.00.
“We will continue to intensify our anti-drug operations and pursue those involved in the illegal drug trade, regardless of their position or level of involvement. Our personnel are instructed to act with determination, strengthen information gathering, and ensure that every operation is conducted professionally and within the boundaries of the law. We will not let illegal drugs threaten the safety and future of our communities,” said PBGen Ragay.
