3 Caraga drug suspects busted, almost P120,000 shabu seized

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Police arrested three drug suspects and seized nearly P120,000 worth of suspected “shabu” or crystal meth alongside an unlicensed firearm during separate entrapment operations across the Caraga region on Friday.

Brig. Gen. Rolindo M. Suguilon, Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) director, said the coordinated operations with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spanned the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, and Agusan del Norte, yielding a total of P119,680 worth of illegal drugs.

In San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, local police and PDEA operatives arrested 47-year-old alias “Richard” at Purok 2, Barangay Karaos.

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Seized from him were 10 grams of suspected shabu valued at P68,000, an unlicensed loaded caliber .45 pistol, a mobile phone, and the marked money.

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In Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, authorities collared alias “Ruel,” 38, a newly identified street-level suspect, in Purok 7, Barangay Sto. Niño. Operatives confiscated two grams of suspected shabu worth P13,600 and buy-bust money.

Meanwhile, in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, police cornered 40-year-old alias “Alex” in Purok 4, Barangay Manapa. The suspect yielded a sachet of suspected shabu weighing about 5.6 grams with an estimated street value of P38,080.

Suguilon commended the operating units, reaffirming the regional command’s resolve to dismantle local drug rings.

“PNP Caraga will continue to intensify its anti-illegal drug operations and strengthen coordination with partner agencies to eradicate illegal drugs in the region,” Suguilon said.

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The three suspects are detained in respective municipal police custodial facilities, facing charges for violating Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).

An additional complaint for illegal possession of firearms under Republic Act No. 10591 is being readied against the suspect arrested in San Francisco.