DRUG STING. PDEA agents account for drug evidence seized from two high-value targets during a sting operation in Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City on Wednesday night (March 13, 2024). The suspects yielded one kilogram of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP6.8 million. (Photo courtesy of PDEA)
MANILA – Anti-narcotics authorities seized PHP6.8 million worth of shabu from two drug high-value targets (HVTs), including a local official in Lanao del Sur province, in Quezon City on Wednesday night.
In a report on Thursday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects as 31-year-old Norhan Haron Ampuan, a councilor of Maguing town, and 30-year-old Jalanie Haron Mama.
The two were arrested after selling one kilogram of shabu to a poseur buyer during a sting operation along Don A. Roces Avenue, Barangay Paligsahan at about 8:30 p.m.
Seized from the suspects were the contraband, buy-bust money, a Toyota Avanza vehicle, bank deposit slips worth PHP1.3 million, three ID cards and two mobile phones.
The suspects will be facing a case for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PNA)
