Authorities arrested a 40-year-old man and confiscated around P204,000 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Antipolo City, Rizal early Friday, March 20.
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspect as “Boss.” He was arrested following the operation conducted by the Antipolo Component City Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) in Barangay San Luis at around 2:49 a.m.
A coin purse containing four sachets of suspected shabu weighing approximately 30 grams was recovered during the operation.
The suspect is now detained at the Antipolo City Custodial Facility and is facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (R.A. 9165).
“Ang kapulisan ng Rizal ay patuloy na lalabanan at hindi titigil sa pagsugpo ng mga mga ilegal na droga. Sinisiguro ng Rizal PNP na ang mga mamayan ng probinsya ng Rizal ay ligtas mula sa mga ilegal na aktibidad at kriminalidad (The Rizal police will continue to fight and will not stop in suppressing illegal drugs. The Rizal PNP assures that the residents of the province of Rizal are safe from illegal activities and criminality),” Rizal PPO director Col. Eleazar Barber Jr.