A 27-year-old man was arrested in a buy-bust operation carried out by authorities in Barangay Buliluyan, Bataraza, Palawan, shortly after 12 a.m. on November 9.
Police identified the suspect only by the alias Harry, a resident of the barangay. A report from the Palawan Police Provincial Office (PalPPO) said a poseur buyer was able to buy one sachet of suspected illegal drugs from him for ₱7,000 using a real ₱1,000 bill and six pieces of boodle money.
The operation was conducted by the Bataraza Municipal Police Station (MPS) in coordination with the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU), 401st B MC RMFB 4B, 1st Palawan Provincial Mobile Force Company (PPMFC), and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Seven sachets with a total weight of 17.98 grams, including the tape and sachets, and an estimated value of ₱80,910 were seized from the suspect.
Police also recovered ₱2,360 in cash in assorted denominations, ₱1,000 marked money, ₱6,000 boodle money, a ₱100 bill, and an ID along with a black wallet and a blue belt bag.
A case is being prepared against the suspect for violations of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, which will be filed before the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Palawan.
