PALO, Leyte – Authorities seized over P7.3 million worth of suspected shabu in a joint buy-bust operation in Ormoc City, on Friday, 19 December.

The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) said the anti-narcotics operation also resulted in the arrest of a 48-year-old woman who is classified in the drug list as a High-Value Individual (HVI).

The operation recovered approximately 1,082 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated value of P7,357,600 based on the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) valuation.

The operation was carried out by joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and various units of the Philippine National Police and the 1st Leyte Provincial Mobile Force Company.

The operatives also recovered from the suspect one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing suspected shabu (subject of sale), 23 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, boodle money, one portable digital weighing scale, one mobile phone, assorted personal items, including identification cards, ATM cards, and other paraphernalia.

The confiscated drug evidence was duly turned over to the Regional Forensic Unit 8 for chemical examination, while the preparation and filing of appropriate criminal charges against the suspect are currently underway.