Drug pusher falls, P400,000 shabu, Ecstasy seized in Pampanga


CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested a drug pusher and seized suspected shabu and Ecstasy worth P400,000 in a buy-bust operation in Angeles City, Pampanga on Dec. 15.

The suspect was identified as John Isiah Matias, a high-value individual.

Seized from Matias in the operation on Kalayaan Road, Barangay Cutcut were three heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing shabu weighing approximately 55 grams with an estimated street value of P374,000, a transparent plastic sachet with 18 suspected Ecstacy tablets with an estimated Dangerous Drug Board value of P27,000, and the P1,000 marked money.

Police Regional Office 3 Director Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen said Matias faces drug-related charges.