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P54,400 shabu seized in Santa Rosa buy-bust
One suspect arrested in joint provincial, city police operation
Police arrested a suspected drug seller and seized approximately P54,400 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, on Wednesday, 28 October.
The suspect, identified in the police report only as “Ariel,” was apprehended at about 7:48 p.m. in Purok 1, Barangay Sinalhan.
Operatives of the Laguna Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and Santa Rosa City police conducted the operation in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Police said the suspect allegedly sold a sachet containing suspected shabu to an undercover officer for P500.
Officers reported recovering four sachets containing approximately eight grams of suspected shabu, including the buy-bust item, along with the marked money and a black coin purse.
The operation was documented using two alternative recording devices.
The suspect was informed of his constitutional rights and brought to the Santa Rosa City Police Station for documentation and inquest proceedings for alleged violations of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.