Calamba City – Over 4.9 C m i l l i o n pesos worth of shabu was seized in a series of buy-bust operations in Laguna this weekend. Authorities also arrested six high-value individuals on the PNP drug watchlist during the operations. According to the report from the Laguna Police Provincial Office, the first arrest was made during a buybust operation by the Calamba City police in Barangay Halang, where a certain Alias Jayson, a resident of Marikina City, was apprehended. Four sachets containing approximately 53.75 grams of suspected illegal drugs, valued at around P365,500.00, were recovered. The next arrests were made during a joint buy-bust operation by the Calamba City police and the Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) at a bus terminal in Barangay Turbina, Calamba City on Saturday evening. The suspects, identified as Alias Roni and Alias Christian, both residents of Marikina City, were apprehended. Eight sachets containing approximately 405 grams of suspected illegal drugs, valued at around P2,754,000.00, were confiscated. On Sunday evening and Monday dawn, authorities seized around 250 grams of suspected illegal drugs, estimated to be worth P1,847,700.00, in two separate buy-bust operations in San Pedro City and Cabuyao City. In San Pedro City, Alias Roderick was arrested during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Landayan at around 9:29 PM on Sunday. A total of 50.4 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P347,700.00, were seized. In Cabuyao City, two high-value individuals, Alias Bacolod and Alias Abbas, were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Banlic at around 12:55 AM on Monday. Approximately 200 grams of suspected shabu, with a streetvalue of P1,500,000.00, were recovered from the two suspects. Overall, a total of
P4,967,200.00 worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in the four operations. The arrested suspects are facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. During his assumption of office and as directed during the series of his “Talk to Men” on various command visits, newly-installed PRO CALABARZON Regional Director Brig Gen Carlito Gaces has ordered all units to intensify their illegal drugs campaign. (roselle aquino)