
AN EX-CONVICT was handcuffed after being caught in a buy-bust conducted by members of the Provincial Intelligence Unit/Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) at 6:22 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Purok 5, Barangay Dapitan, Cordova, Cebu.
The suspect was identified as Erwin Jasper Sumalinog Wahing, 46, a resident of Purok 7, Barangay Dapitan, Cordova.
Operatives seized packets of shabu weighing 250 grams, with a standard drug value of P1.7 million.
According to a personnel from the CPPO’s PIU, they received a report from a reliable source that the suspect had returned to selling illegal drugs.
As a result, Wahing was placed under surveillance for a week. When the information was confirmed, a buy-bust was carried out in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7).
Wahing was reportedly able to sell 100 grams of shabu per week, with his distribution area covering the entire cities of Lapu-Lapu, Cordova, Consolacion, Liloan, and Cebu City.
The suspect admitted that he served as the warehouseman for his contact in the illegal drug trade and was also the one who delivered the drugs to their customers.
Charges for violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 are being prepared by the CPPO against the suspect. (AYB)