DRUG BUST. Operatives of Silay City Police Station in Negros Occidental seize 1.1 kilos of suspected shabu valued at PHP7.56 million during a buy-bust in Mallery 2 Subdivision, Barangay Rizal on Sunday night (Aug. 28, 2022). Suspect Mark Villaran, a high value individual, was arrested during the operation.(Photo courtesy of Silay City Police Station)
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested another drug personality with PHP7.561 million worth of suspected shabu in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, bringing to PHP21 million the total volume of drugs recovered in the city during the day.
The suspect was identified as Mark Villaran, 36, a resident of Antonio Luna Street, Barangay 1.
Villaran’s arrest came after two suspects –siblings Angie Dumdumaya, 30, and Angielyn Dumdumaya, 25, who possessed PHP13.668 million of the same prohibited substance, were also apprehended in the city earlier on Sunday.
Col. Leo Pamittan, acting director of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, lauded the successful operations that led to the recovery of more than PHP21 million worth of shabu in only one day.
“The arrested persons are considered high value individuals and are now in the custody of Silay City Police Station,” he said in a statement Monday.
Initial police report said at around 9:45 p.m., Villaran sold four plastic sachets of the prohibited substance for PHP48,000 to a poseur-buyer during a meet-up at the entrance of Mallery 2 Subdivision in Barangay Rizal.
Operatives also found in the suspect’s possession 10 knot-tied and 16 more heat-sealed plastic sachets of shabu, weighing 1,112 grams with an estimated value of PHP7.561 million.
They also recovered a digital weighing scale, ice candy wrappers, and PHP1,280 cash along with Villaran’s motorcycle.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being readied against the three suspects, who are now in the custody of Silay City Police Station.
The operation in Barangay Lantad that resulted in the arrest of two other drug personalities was jointly conducted by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-Western Visayas and the Silay City Police Station. (PNA)
