Four individuals were arrested in a drug-sting operation in a rented house in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City Monday night.

According to P/Maj. Francis Aldrich Garcia, officer in charge of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit, his office received an information about the clandestine sale of illegal drugs in the area.

He said the confidential informant told them the group is operating their illegal drug transaction in the southern Metro area.

A week-long surveillance operation was conducted until a poseur buyer from the intelligence group of RDEU struck a deal with the group thus the operation.

Authorities seized a digital weighing scale and two plastic sachet of suspected illegal drugs with 100 grams inside amounting to P680,000.

Two of the suspects, who was not named, claimed they were just told to go to the said rented house and they have no knowledge about the illegal transactions there.

But they admitted using illegal drugs or shabu but denied they were selling the same.

The suspects will be charged for violating RA 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

Garcia, on the other hand, lamented the delay of the inventory of the seized illegal drugs due to the absence of barangay officials in Barangay San Dionisio.

He said they decided to coordinate with the barangay before they proceeded with the operation but no official was on duty at that time.

Garcia said the job already prospered as they already arrested the four suspects but nobody from their kagawads and even the barangay chairman was available.

Under Section 21 of  RA 9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022 the presence of the media, Department of Justice, and elected official is needed for the inventory of the seized illegal drugs.

But since there was no available barangay official, they decided to call a barangay kagawad in the adjacent barangay of the city.