Manila Police District (MPD) operatives seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu from a man during a buy-bust on Mabini Street in Malate, Manila on Sunday, April 3.
MPD director Police Brig. Gen. Leo "Paco" Francisco identified the suspect as Tato Sali, 32, included in the list of "High Value Targets" involved in illegal drugs?
Members of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted the entrapment operation inside the suspect's room in a condominium in Malate, the police report said.
The police used P1,000 marked money during the operation.
Lt. Col. Rodel Borbe, commander of MPD Malate Police Station, said that the authorities had been monitoring Sali's activities.
Police said they will file charges against the suspect for violation of Article ll of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (Terence Ranis)