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5 nabbed, shabu and loaded gun seized in Bacoor
Police report recovery of ₱29,240 in suspected drugs during buy-bust
BACOOR CITY, Cavite — Five suspects were arrested after police recovered suspected shabu and a loaded improvised firearm during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Habay 1 on Sunday, 18 October.
According to the Police Regional Office 4A incident summary, the Bacoor City Police Station’s drug enforcement team conducted the operation in the Sorrento area at around 3 a.m.
The suspects were identified only by their aliases “Josemar,” “Jaspher,” “Jebenzi,” “John” and “Darwin.”
Police reported seizing six plastic sachets containing suspected shabu with a total gross weight of approximately 4.3 grams and an estimated value of ₱29,240.
An improvised firearm loaded with one round of 5.56mm ammunition was allegedly recovered from Josemar. Also seized were a ₱500 bill used as buy-bust money, a coin purse and a sling bag.
The operation was coordinated with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and documented using an alternative recording device, police said.
The report stated that the suspected drugs and firearm would be submitted to the Cavite Provincial Forensic Unit in Imus City for examination.
As of the report’s preparation, police were preparing complaints involving alleged drug and firearms violations for inquest proceedings before the Bacoor City Prosecutor’s Office.