Zamboanga police and PDEA operatives seized P6.8-million worth of shabu from a former member of the Philippine Army and two of his cohorts in Zamboanga City on Sunday, December 26.
Zamboanga Police Station 11 Commander P/Maj. Chester Natividad said 51-year-old Jaafar Ekong y Daim, also a former member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Upper Calarian at 6am.
Two of Ekong’s cohorts, Darwisa Ibbo y Sahi and Toto Samson y Abdulla, were also arrested during the operation. The suspects are residents of Jolo, Sulu.
Police seized a kilo of shabu wrapped in packing tape, boodle money and the suspects’ personal items.
Natividad said the arrest was the result of a month- long surveillance on the suspects based on a tip from informants.
The three suspects are facing charges for violation of the 2002 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.