The Muntinlupa police arrested two women after they sold shabu to an undercover officer in Alabang on Feb. 27.
The buy-bust operation was conducted by the Muntinlupa Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit at about 2:40 a.m. at the Old City Terminal in Alabang, leading to the arrest of suspects identified as Nobaisa, 38, and Milla, 34, both residents of Purok 4, Balbanero Compound in Alabang, Muntinlupa.
Authorities seized a plastic sachet of shabu, the item sold during the undercover transaction. The police confiscated three more sachets containing shabu from the suspects.
The total confiscated shabu weighed 55 grams valued at P374,000.
The two female suspects (top photo, left) and the confiscated shabu (bottom) (Photos from Muntinlupa Police / SPD)
Also seized during the operation were a genuine P500 bill and 10 pieces of counterfeit P500 bills used as boodle money.
The seized illegal drugs will undergo laboratory examination at the Southern Police District (SPD) Forensic Unit.
The two suspects are detained at the Muntinlupa police’s custodial facility. They will face charges for violation of Section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) and Section 11 (possession of dangerous drugs) under Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).
Brig. Gen. Manuel Abrugena, SPD district director, said, “We will not tolerate drug-related activities in our jurisdiction. Criminals who attempt to distribute these dangerous substances will face the full force of the law. Our operations will continue until we rid our communities of this menace.”