Cagayan, Kalinga raids yield P1.2-M shabu

TUGUEGARAO CITY , Philippines– At least 550 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of P1.2 million were seized in separate drug operations in Cagayan and Kalinga provinces over the weekend.

Of the total volume, at least 500 grams of shabu were seized from the house of Bong Addawi, alias Bongtay, in Barangay Nambaran, Tabuk City, Kalinga, said city police chief Superintendent Francisco Bulwayan.

Aside from Addawi, arrested were Jeffrey Danipog, Peter Bam, Luis Appag, Ricky Bayog and Jefferson Sal-ao, all of Tabuk City.

Meanwhile, agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested Jonathan Tamayo during a sting in Barangay Bagumbayan, Tuguegarao.

Tamayo, who was in the target list of the PDEA, reportedly yielded 14 plastic sachets said to contain shabu, said PDEA regional director Juvenal Azurin.