Chinese online seller yields P357K drugs in Parañaque sting
Police display the suspected illegal drugs and other items seized from a Chinese national in a Parañaque buy-bust operation. (Photo courtesy of SPD-DEU)
A Chinese national was arrested after selling illegal drugs to an undercover police officer in a buy-bust operation that yielded around P357,000 worth of suspected shabu, ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in Parañaque City late Thursday, Aug. 20.
The suspect, identified as Tiger, 40, an online seller and resident of Clark Field, Pampanga, was nabbed at about 11:05 p.m. inside a unit at Marina Seaview Residences in Barangay Tambo.
The operation was conducted by operatives of the Southern Police District-Drug Enforcement Unit (SPD-DEU) in coordination with the Parañaque City Police after identifying Tiger as a high-value individual.
Police said an undercover officer posed as a buyer and completed a drug transaction with Tiger. Backup operatives immediately moved in and arrested the suspect following the transaction.
Police said they recovered four heat-sealed sachets containing approximately 50 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P340,000.
Also seized were eight ecstasy tablets valued at P13,000, one sachet of suspected cocaine worth P3,100, and one sachet of suspected marijuana or kush valued at P900.
Police also confiscated the buy-bust money, an Android mobile phone, and a blue pouch allegedly used to keep the suspected illegal substances.
The suspect was brought to the DDEU-SPD office for documentation and processing of charges for violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.