Batangas City – Police authorities have seized ₱680,000 worth of shabu from an alleged illegal drug dealer in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. San Isidro, Batangas City on Saturday dawn.
In a report from Batangas Provincial Police office Provincial Director, Police Colonel Pedro Soliba, ithe suspect was identified as alias Jecoy, 41-years-old, married and a resident of San Pascual, Batangas.
Initial police investigation said that the suspect was arrested in a joint operation of the Office of the Provincial Director-Drug Enforcement Unit (OPD-DEU) and Batangas City Police Station at 4:15 a.m.
A package containing what is believed to be shabu weighing 100 grams worth ₱680,000.00 was recovered from the suspect.
Aside from this, the used cellphone, marked money used by the police who pretended to be the buyer and the black car used by Jecoy were also obtained from Jecoy.
The suspect is temporarily in the custody of the Batangas PPO while the case is being prepared against him for violation of R.A 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.