Cebu police and PDEA seize 4 kg shabu worth P27.2 million, arrest three suspects
Anti-narcotics teams in Cebu City confiscated about four kilograms of suspected shabu valued at P27.2 million and detained three men during a buy-bust in Barangay Bulacao on Friday night.
In a coordinated buy-bust on Friday night, PDEA-7 and the Cebu City Police Office detained three individuals and seized roughly four kilograms of suspected shabu estimated at P27.2 million. The raid took place at Saint Jude Phase 2 in Barangay Bulacao at about 9:45 p.m., following a week-long surveillance prompted by an informant’s tip. Investigators recovered five vacuum-sealed plastic packs, the suspects’ sedan, cash used for the transaction, two mobile phones and other paraphernalia.
The primary target, a 33-year-old food vendor from Barangay Mohon in Talisay City identified as “Joseph,” was arrested with two alleged partners—24-year-old “Eduardo” and his 25-year-old nephew “Harold,” both mechanics from Datagon, Pamplona, Negros Oriental. The seized drugs have been sent to the PDEA-7 laboratory for analysis, and the three men remain in temporary custody at the PDEA-7 facility in Barangay Lahug while prosecutors prepare charges that could carry life imprisonment and fines up to P10 million.
Why it matters
The bust highlights ongoing drug enforcement efforts in Metro Cebu and the scale of local narcotics trafficking.
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