Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Parañaque Police Station's Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) in coordination with Police Sub-Station 2 on Sunday, July 24.
Col. Maximo Sebastian, city police chief, identified the suspects as Elmer Dizcaya, 42; Myleen Mendoza, 42; and Joseph Dalimit, 46.
Sebastian said the suspects were arrested around 9:20 a.m. in Pitonio Extension, Lupang Pangarap, Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City during a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the SDEU and Sub-Station 2
The city police chief said confiscated from the suspects were 50 grams of shabu worth P340,000 placed in ten plastic sachets, two P1,000 bills used as the buy-bust money, and one blue coin purse.
Sebastian said charges for illegal possession of drugs were filed at the Parañaque Prosecutors Office against the suspects while the confiscated shabu was brought to the Southern Police District (SPD) Forensic Unit for chemical analysis.