AN ESTIMATED P3 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in a drug bust in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City Wednesday night, December 5.
Operatives of Regional Drug Enforcement Unit in coordination with Police Station 7 conducted the operation against Mylane Khate Arroz, 38.
Police recovered from her three sachets of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) weighing 20 grams, the P500 marked money, P1,000 in cash, cellular phone, and a canister.
Arroz is a newly-identified drug personality. She was with her aunt’s 23-year-old friend when the operation was conducted.
Arroz was arrested in a drug raid in 2015 but her case was dismissed.
In a radio interview, Arroz denied the allegations against her. Arroz said she was in the area because she was supposed to meet a friend who will pay her for the used-clothing she was selling.
She is now detained at Police Station 7.
Meanwhile, four persons yielded a total of P96,500 worth of illegal drugs in a separate drug bust in Negros Occidental on December 4.
In Silay City, Arjie Barcillo, 38, from Barangay Guinhalaran, a target-listed drug personality, was arrested in the said village after he allegedly engaged in a drug transaction with a police agent.
Police recovered from Barcillo five sachets of suspected shabu weighing eight grams worth P60,000, a drug paraphernalia, cellular phone, coin purse, an improvised homemade shotgun, the P500 marked money, and P6,500 boodle money.
In Victorias City, Erwin Padronia, 36, from Barangay 6 was arrested in the said village for selling and illegal possession of dangerous drugs. He is a level-three high-value target and a drug surrenderer.
Police recovered from him four sachets of suspected shabu worth P20,000, the P400 marked money, P1,810 in cash, cellular phone, and a coin purse.
In Kabankalan City, Stephen Vidaure, 25, from Barangay 1, a street-level target was collared at Barangay 4, after police seized from him seven sachets of suspected shabu worth P15,000, 10 live ammunition of .9mm caliber, pouch, the P100 marked money, a cellular phone, lighter, and P2,398 in cash.
Vidaure tried to escape but he was cornered by the police operatives.
In Cadiz City, Johnbert Gonsalez, 32, from Barangay Banquerohan, a tricycle driver, was arrested in the said village.
The police recovered two sachets of suspected shabu worth P1,500, and the P500 marked money. He is a newly-identified drug personality.