Daily Tribune
The Mabalacat City Police’s Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU), as well as the media and local officials, conduct an inventory of the pieces of evidence seized during the buy-bust operation held at Barangay Bical in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on July 2, 2025. Around P2-million worth of marijuana and marijuana-based products were seized during the operation, leading to the arrest of three HVIs.
Police Regional Office 3
Mabalacat City, Pampanga – Around P2 million worth of marijuana and marijuana-based products were seized in a buy-bust operation that led to the arrest of three high-value individuals (HVIs) in this city on 2 July 2025.
According to the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3), authorities dismantled a suspected drug distribution network in Pampanga after the Mabalacat City Police Station’s Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) conducted a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bical around 3 PM.
The Mabalacat City Police Office identified the suspects as alias Jek Jek of Barangay Bical, Mabalacat City; alias Josh of Barangay Dau, Mabalacat City; and alias Ana of Barangay Balibago, Angeles City.
Seized during the operation were approximately two kilograms of dried marijuana leaves valued at P240,000; 520 grams of suspected Kush worth P858,000; 218 marijuana-flavored vape cartridges amounting to P872,000; and 19 pieces of marijuana oil worth P30,000 — bringing the total value of confiscated items to over P2 million.
The Mabalacat City Police Office brought the suspects and the evidence to their station for proper disposition.
