Mabalacat City, Pampanga – P750,000 worth of marijuana products were seized by authorities during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Sapang Biabas of this city on 25 July 2025.
According to the Mabalacat City Police Station, the buy-bust operation also led to the arrest of a High-Value Individual (HVI).
The suspect was identified as alias “Jim,” 27 years old, jobless, and a resident of the same barangay.
The Mabalacat Police stated that the operation led to the confiscation of 2,121 grams of suspected dried marijuana leaves valued at P464,839.00; 140 grams of suspected “Kush” marijuana, valued at P231,000.00; and 12 pieces of marijuana-flavored vape, with an estimated value of P54,000.00.
The total estimated drug haul amounts to over P749,839.00.
The suspect and the confiscated evidence are now under the custody of Mabalacat CPS for proper documentation and filing of appropriate charges for violation of R.A. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.