2 suspects nabbed in Parañaque drug sting; P442K shabu seized
The arrested suspects in white and black shirts (Photo from SPD)
Police arrested two drug suspects, including a newly identified high-value individual (HVI), during a drug operation and seized P442,000 worth of shabu in Parañaque on March 6.
Parañaque City Police Chief Col. Nicolas Pinon identified the suspects as Jero, 21, a newly identified HVI, and DJ, 22, a street-level individual (SLI). Both are residents of Taguig City. They were arrested around 1:40 a.m. along Sitio Pag-Asa, Barangay Sun Valley, Parañaque City.
Police said members of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) conducted the buy-bust operation as part of their continuing campaign against illegal drugs.
The suspects were arrested after an undercover police officer, posing as a buyer, was able to purchase a sachet of shabu from them.
Operatives recovered from the suspects an additional three plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing about 65 grams with an estimated street value of P442,000. Also seized were a silver-colored iPhone, a block coin purse, a driver’s license, P850 in buy-bust money, and a red Honda PCX motorcycle.
The suspects are currently detained at the police custodial facility and will face charges for violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.