BALANGA CITY — A suspected drug den was discovered and dismantled in a buy-bust operation that resulted in the arrest of five suspects and confiscation of 10 grams of shabu in Barangay New San Jose in Dinalupihan, Bataan on June 21.
Col. Palmer Tria, Bataan police director, said combined elements from the Bataan Police Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and the Dinalupihan municipal police station conducted the operation.
Confiscated from the suspects were five heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, weighing about 10 grams with approximate value of P66,000.
Violations of Sections 5, 6, 11, 13, 14 and 15 of Article II of RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act) are being prepared to be filed against the suspects.
Tria said the dismantling of the drug den and the arrest of the suspects are significant achievement in the government’s campaign against illegal drugs.
“It sends a clear message to drug syndicates and pushers that the authorities will not relent in their efforts to hinder the proliferation of illegal drugs,” the police provincial director said.
2 nabbed for gun, drugs
Meanwhile, two male suspects were arrested for illegal possession of firearm and illegal drugs in Morong, Bataan Monday.
Tria said that the Morong municipal police station under police chief Capt. Ernesto Clemente immediately acted on the report of a concerned citizen about the public display of firearm.
One suspect was caught in possession of a .38 revolver with live ammunition, while the other yielded illegal drug items upon body frisking.
Tria said police are preparing charges against the suspects for violation of RA 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) and violation of Section 11 & 12 of RA 9165.
He lauded the swift response of the Morong police and the support and cooperation of the general public.
