Female bookkeeper nabbed, P183K ‘shabu’ seized in Pagadian

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Anti-narcotics operatives arrested a 47-year-old bookkeeper after seizing nearly P184,000 worth of illegal drugs and live ammunition.

The apprehension and the seizure happened during an entrapment operation in Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City, Tuesday night, October 27.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 9 – Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Office (PDEA 9 – ZDSPO), which led the joint operation, identified the suspect by her alias “Julay.”

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Authorities said the suspect is married and resident of Barangay San Francisco.

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According to a report from PDEA, law enforcers conducted the buy-bust operation at around 6:35 p.m.

The movement was in coordination with Philippine National Police Regional Intelligence Unit 9, Coast Guard Intelligence Unit Zamboanga del Sur, and 90th Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9.

Confiscated were nine heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substances believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu.

The illegal drugs weighed approximately 27 grams valued at P183,600.

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Operatives also recovered live rounds of ammunition, a cellular phone, a sling bag, coin purses, a piece of paper allegedly used to wrap the illicit drugs, and the marked money used in the sting operation.

The suspect is currently under police custody.

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She faces charges for alleged violation of Sections 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Additional charges for violating Republic Act No. 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act are also being prepared against the suspect. /apl