OPERATIVES of the Philippine National Police seized P100,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Linao, Kabankalan City on May 15.
The suspect was identified as Mike Mahinay, 29, of Barangay Salong, Kabankalan City.
Police report said that the elements of San Carlos City Police Station led by Police Major John Ganzon, deputy police chief, under the supervision of Lt. Colonel Jonel Guadalupe, chief of police, with proper coordination to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)- Western Visayas, conducted a buy-bust operation which resulted to the arrest of the suspect.
A police officer who acted as poseur buyer was able to buy one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu. After the transaction was consummated, the poseur buyer made a signal to the team.
Mahinay reportedly tried to pull his firearm from his sling bag after he sensed that he was transacting to a police officer, prompting the police officer to grab his hand where he was eventually subdued by other approaching police officers who rushed to assist the arrest.
The search, inventory, photograph and markings of the confiscated items were done in the presence of Department of Justice representative, Barangay representatives and media representatives.
The suspect and confiscated items containing suspected shabu were brought to Regional Crime Laboratory Office in Western Visayas or PDEA Crime Laboratory, Camp Martin Delgado, Iloilo City for drug test and laboratory examination, the police report further stated. (TDE)