P104,000 shabu seized in Barangay Bata

BACOLOD. An estimated P104,000 worth of shabu was seized in joint drug bust operations in Purok Mahimayaon, Barangay Bata, Bacolod City on Thursday, November 25. (BCPO Photo)
BACOLOD. An estimated P104,000 worth of shabu was seized in joint drug bust operations in Purok Mahimayaon, Barangay Bata, Bacolod City on Thursday, November 25. (BCPO Photo)

AN ESTIMATED P104,000 worth of shabu was seized in joint drug bust operations of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) and Police Station 5 in Purok Mahimayaon, Barangay Bata, Bacolod City Thursday, November 25.

The operation also led to the arrest of Jordan Juris Prudencia, 39, a resident of Barangay Bata.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Pico, spokesperson of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), said Prudencia was arrested after he sold a sachet of shabu to a poseur buyer around 12:32 a.m.

Police recovered from Prudencia's possession six sachets of shabu weighing 16 grams, the P300 marked money and drug paraphernalia.

Gabana said Prudencia was identified as a street level individual in Bacolod City. He was under surveillance for almost a month before his arrest.

The suspect detained at the custodial facility of Police Station 5 will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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