AUTHORITIES arrested a high-value drug suspect listed as the city’s fifth most wanted and his female companion during an early morning buy-bust operation along Monteverde Extension, Poblacion District on Monday, Dec. 22.
The suspects were identified by their aliases as Kol, 29, and Sheila, 25.
Captain Hazel Tuazon, the spokesperson of the Davao City Police Office, described Kol as a high-value individual (HVI) and the top 5 city-level priority target. Both suspects are residents of Barangay Wilfredo Aquino.
The joint operation was carried out at approximately 3:52 a.m. at 2nd Avenue, Monteverde Extension, Barangay 27-C.
The sting was a coordinated effort between the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), led by Lt. Mark Ferd Barte under the supervision of Lt. Col. Randy Sambalod, and the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU) XI, led by Lt. Richard Dionisio under the supervision of Lt. Col. Maynard Pascual.
The operation was conducted in coordination with the Sta. Ana Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) XI.
Recovered from the scene was a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu.
The seized illegal drugs have an estimated standard drug price of P183,600.
In addition to the suspected drugs, operatives recovered: P1,000 marked bill used in the transaction, 69 pieces of P1,000 machine-copied “boodle” money, a brown sling bag, and a mobile phone.
The evidence was processed, photographed, and inventoried at the site of the arrest in the presence of the suspects and required witnesses.
Both suspects are currently in police custody and face charges for violating Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
