HVI, accomplice collared in Taguig drug buy-bust

A high-value individual and an accomplice were apprehended in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay South Signal, Taguig City on Thursday night.

The operation resulted in the apprehension of two newly identified drug personalities, a 32-year-old female suspect identified only by the alias Majo and a 53-year-old male accomplice known as Samil.

Seized during the operation were seven heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu. The illegal drugs, weighing approximately 58.1 grams, carry a total standard drug price of P395,080.

In addition to the narcotics, authorities recovered a P500 bill utilized as buy-bust money, 13 pieces of P1,000 boodle money, and a purple pouch.

The two suspects are currently in the custody of the Taguig Station Drug Enforcement Unit for documentation and the filing of formal complaints for violations of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.