OPERATIVES of Police Station 17 (Baliok) seized over ₱115,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested a street-level drug suspect in a midnight buy-bust operation in Barangay Indangan on Tuesday, November 10.
The suspect, identified by police only by the moniker “Choy,” was apprehended around 12:25 a.m. at Purok Santiago by elements of Baliok Police Station led by PMAJ Fil Anthony D. Manlatican, alongside personnel from the 2nd City Mobile Force Company (CMFC) and in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) XI.
Law enforcers confiscated approximately 17 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated standard drug price of ₱115,600.
Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director PCOL Peter Bauzon Madria commended the operating units for swiftly executing the sting, reiterating the command’s stance on high-impact, intelligence-driven operations throughout the city.
The suspect is currently in police custody and faces charges for violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
