Butuan City – Tinatayang nasa Php440,000 halaga ng shabu ang nasabat sa isinagawang buy-bust operation ng PNP at PDEA sa Butuan City na nagresulta sa pagkaaresto ng dalawang suspek nito lamang Lunes, Hulyo 4, 2022.
Kinilala ni Police Brigadier General Romeo Caramat Jr, Regional Director ng Police Regional Office 13, ang dalawang nadakip na sina Reymund Tupag, 25, aircon technician, residente ng Purok 14 (Upper), Brgy. San Vicente, Butuan City at Edmund Abdon, 26, residente ng P-8, Molave, Brgy. Ong Yiu, Butuan City.
Ayon kay PBGen Caramat Jr, bandang 7:30 ng gabi nang isagawa ang operasyon sa P-5, Brgy. Limaha, Butuan City ng mga operatiba ng Butuan City Intelligence Unit, Butuan City Police Office-Station 2 at Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Agusan del Norte.
Nakumpiska sa mga suspek ang apat na sachets ng shabu na tumitimbang ng 65 na gramo at may tinatayang halaga na Php442,000, dalawang cellphone, isang yunit ng Toyota Innova, isang pirasong Php1,000 bill na ginagamit bilang buy-bust money at limang pirasong Php1,000 bill bilang boodle money.
Nahaharap ang dalawang suspek sa kasong paglabag sa Section 5 at 11 ng R.A.9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
“The arrest of the suspects is the result of the effective partnership of PNP Caraga and PDEA13 against the illegal drug trade in the region. Caraga police vows to end this menace that have destroyed countless lives and ensure a safe and drug-free future as a legacy to our youths and children,” pahayag ni PBGen Caramat.
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Panulat ni Patrolman Jhunel Cadapan/RPCADU13
