Police seize ₱115,600 in suspected shabu in Indangan buy-bust, arrest suspect
Baliok police, backed by a city mobile force unit and PDEA XI, arrested a suspected street-level drug seller in Barangay Indangan shortly after midnight.
Police in Davao City arrested a suspected street-level drug seller and seized about 17 grams of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Indangan early Tuesday, November 10, according to Mindanao Times.
The suspect, whom police identified only by the alias "Choy," was arrested at around 12:25 a.m. at Purok Santiago. The operation was carried out by Police Station 17 (Baliok) under PMAJ Fil Anthony D. Manlatican, together with personnel from the 2nd City Mobile Force Company and in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) XI.
Authorities placed the estimated standard drug price of the seized substance at ₱115,600.
Davao City Police Office director PCOL Peter Bauzon Madria praised the units involved for the quick operation and restated the command's focus on high-impact, intelligence-driven operations across the city, the report said.
The suspect remains in police custody and faces charges for alleged violation of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Why it matters for Davao
The arrest is part of the Davao City Police Office's continuing anti-drug operations in the city's barangays, which the police command says are intelligence-driven.
This article was written by the DavaoNews desk with AI assistance, using reporting by Mindanao Times. Facts come from the original report, which we credit and link below. Our editorial policy
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