High-value drug suspect nabbed with P680 thousand shabu

CEBU, Philippines — A high-value drug personality was apprehended with multiple packs of shabu in an anti-illegal drug operation in sitio Matumbo, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City at 5:40 in the afternoon of January 26, 2024.

The suspect was identified as Argie Omolon, 28 years old and a resident of the aforementioned place.

Confiscated from Omolon were three packs of shabu weighing around 100 grams with an estimated market value of P680,000 and a buy-bust money.

Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) and members of Lapu-Lapu City Police Office revealed that the operation was conducted following the reports and pieces of information they received from a confidential informant about the suspect.

It also added that the suspect can dispose of up to 300 grams of shabu weekly and they were already monitoring the suspect.

The pieces of drug evidence have been submitted for chemical analysis and proper disposition, while the suspect is currently being detained for the proper filing of a case for his violation of Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (CEBU NEWS)