POLICE have arrested a high-value drug personality during a buy-bust operation in Las Piñas City on Saturday, September 19, 2026, which yielded P204 million worth of illegal drugs.
The operation, which led to the arrest of a 40-year-old female suspect, was conducted by the Special Operations Unit-National Capital Region (NCR) of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (DEG), with support from other PNP units and police offices, in coordination with the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-NCR.
Recovered during the operation were more or less 30 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, valued at P204 million.
“This operation delivers a significant blow to the illegal drug supply by taking a high-value drug suspect and a substantial volume of suspected shabu out of circulation. We will sustain decisive law enforcement efforts against those who profit from the illegal drug trade,” PNP chief General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a statement.
“Hindi lang ilegal na droga ang ating sinusugpo, kundi ang panganib na dala nito sa mga pamilya at komunidad. Kaya magiging matatag tayo sa pagpapatupad ng batas laban sa mga sangkot sa ilegal na kalakalan,” he added.
(We are not only fighting illegal drugs, but also the danger they pose to families and communities. That is why we will remain firm in enforcing the law against those involved in the illegal trade.)
Charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against the arrested suspect.
(TPM/SunStar Philippines)