P442-K shabu seized in Taguig buy-bust

More than P400,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized from two suspected drug personalities, including a newly identified high-value individual, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig City on Monday night.

Operatives of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit of Taguig City Police Station arrested alias June, 41, identified as high-value individual, and a 38-year-old woman, alias Jane, listed as a street-level individual, at around 8:30 p.m. in front of Gate 3 Plaza along Juliano Avenue.

Both suspects are residents of Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, and were arrested in connection with alleged violations of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Authorities recovered two heat-sealed plastic sachets and one knot-tied plastic containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu, with a combined reported weight of approximately 65.06 grams, including the packaging. The seized substance was valued at P442,408 based on the reported standard drug price.

Also seized were a genuine P500 bill used as buy-bust money, six P1,000 bills identified as boodle money, and a dark blue pouch. The recovered items were marked by the operating personnel for documentation and further proceedings.

The suspects were brought to the Station Drug Enforcement Unit of Taguig City Police Station for documentation and preparation of the appropriate complaints for filing.