OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have arrested four people and seized some P115,600 worth of illegal drugs as they dismantled a drug den in the Bangsmoro province of Maguindanao del Norte.
The PDEA in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-Barmm), said the arrested suspects consist of three adult males and a female.
They were identified through their aliases as the following: Nhor, 28, the alleged drug den maintainer; Ali, 30; Tata, 44; and, Datdat, 44, a female.
The PDEA-Barmm said they were arrested in a buy-bust operation that resulted to the dismantling of a drug den in Sarmiento village, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday, January 27.
Seized during the buy-bust operation were some 17 grams of suspected shabu packed in 21 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets worth P115,600, buy-bust money, assorted drug paraphernalia, one mobile phone, and an identification card.
The suspects are temporarily in custody at the PDEA-Barmm jail facility pending the filing of charges for violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The anti-drug operation was launched by PDEA-Barmm operatives with the support of policemen from different units. (SunStar Zamboanga)