Camp Sgt. Quintin M. Merecido, Buhangin, Davao City — A decisive joint anti-illegal drugs operation was conducted at Oakwood Residence Purok 2, Barangay New Visayas, Panabo City, Davao del Norte, that resulted in the arrest of two of the region’s top high-value individuals and the confiscation of 6.537 kilograms of suspected shabu with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of P44,451,600.00 on February 15.
The arrest was made against the regional-level top 1 and regional-level top 3 drug personalities listed in the regional priority 10 High-Value Individual (HVI).
Following the arrest is the confiscation of the following evidence: six zip-sealed transparent plastic bags containing white crystalline substances containing suspected shabu, eight transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substances containing suspected shabu, one genuine 1000-peso bill with 199 machine copies of it, 200 machine copies of a 500-peso bill, one INFINIX smartphone, one weighing scale, and one gray plastic container.
The arrested persons are now under the custody of the PNP DayNor Panabo MPS, Davao Norte Police Provincial Office (DNPPO) for proper disposition. A case is currently being prepared against them for violating R.A. 9165.
With this, PRO 11 Regional Director Police Brig.Gen. Leon Victor Rosete sends his message to all drug peddlers that PRO 11 will not tolerate those who destroy lives for their own gain. “We will not waver in our fight against illegal drugs. We will be relentless in our pursuit of those who threaten the safety and the future of the people in the community, especially in the Davao Region,” he said.
Further, Rosete congratulates the successful anti-illegal drugs operation led by the personnel of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 11, together with personnel from the Regional Intelligence Division PRO 11, City Special Operations Group/City Drug Enforcement Unit, Panabo City Police Station, 2nd Davao Norte Provincial Mobile Force Company (2nd DNPMFC), Provincial Intelligence Unit-DNPPO, and Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
