High-value suspect nabbed in Zamboanga City drug sting

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – An alleged notorious drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) along Calle Imbornal, Barangay Sta. Catalina, in Zamboanga City on Tuesday night.

The PDEA Zamboanga City Office led other law enforcement units during the operation launched at around 8:10 p.m.

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Authorities identified the suspect as alias “Jain,” 42, married, a college graduate, and a resident of Zamboanga City.

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Confiscated from the suspect was one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing about 50 grams of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), with a standard drug value of P340,000. Also recovered were a digital weighing scale and the buy-bust money.

The suspect is facing charges for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) under Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./coa

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