CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1.5 million from three drug pushers in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, September 23, in Surigao City.
Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft identified the suspects as alias “Juhair,” 30; “Bulaw,” 37; and “Najeb,” 34, from Lanao del Sur and listed as high-value individuals (HVIs).
Juhair yielded three sachets of shabu weighing 0.6 grams with a standard drug price (SDP) of P4,080; alias Bulaw, three sachets of shabu weighing 230 grams with an SDP of P1,564,000 and P85,000 marked money, and Najeb, two sachets of shabu weighing 0.5 grams with an SDP of P3,400.
The operation was conducted by the Surigao del Norte Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, Surigao City Drug Enforcement Unit, Tactical Operation Group, Naval Intelligence and Security Unit-74, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-13, 1st Surigao del Norte Provincial Mobile Force Company, Regional Special Operations Group 13, and intelligence operatives of the Philippine Army in Barangay Taft.
The suspects were linked to the group apprehended on August 29 for possession of over P13-million worth of shabu, Kraft said.
Kraft cited this accomplishment.
“The series of arrest in Surigao City City is a result of a high-impact, intelligence-driven police operation.”
"The success of this operation can be attributed to PRO-13's strengthened anti-illegal campaign and the strong collaboration between the police and other law enforcement agencies,” he said.
“Rest assured that we will haul to jail those individuals who would try to pour illegal drugs into the market through various means," Kraft said, adding, “Suspects will be facing charges for violation of RA (Republic Act) No. 9165 also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.”