Ex-BJMP employee, partner nabbed in P374K shabu bust in QC
By Trixee Rosel
The former Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) employee and his live-in partner are seen at the custodial facility of the Batasan Police Station after their arrest in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City that yielded P374,000 worth of shabu. (Photo courtesy of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD)
A 33-year-old former Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) employee and his live-in partner were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City, on Tuesday night, June 9, which resulted in the seizure of P374,000 worth of shabu.
The suspects were collared on Pepito Street at around 11 p.m. during the sting operation launched following reports that the former BJMP employee was involved in illegal drug activities in the area.
Recovered from the suspects were about 55 grams of shabu worth P374,000, which police said was seized from the 46-year-old woman during the operation.
Investigation showed that the two suspects had previously been jailed for drug-related cases.
Police Lt. Col. Gemmer Tubiera, commander of the Batasan Police Station, said they received information that the former BJMP employee was allegedly operating in the Batasan, Commonwealth, and Holy Spirit areas.
Tubiera said the suspect was dismissed from the BJMP in 2023 after testing positive in a random drug test.
He added that the suspect was released from jail earlier this year but was arrested again in the latest anti-drug operation.
The suspects denied the allegations against them.
They are now detained at the custodial facility of the Batasan Police Station and face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.