2 suspects yield ₱3.8M in drugs

More than ₱ 3.8 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated from two high-value individuals in a twoday anti-criminality campaign dubbed the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation.

Yesterday at 2:30 a.m. at Sitio Tugas, Barangay Cogon-Pardo, Cebu City, personnel from the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the Inayawan Police Station seized 505 grams of suspected shabu estimated worth ₱3,434,000 from John Rey Labra Tello, 38, a resident of the said area.

According to Police Major Jeciree Basitao, commander of the Inayawan Police Station, the suspect, who has been under surveillance since January this year, could allegedly dispose of two kilos of shabu a month, and operates within Cebu City.

She added that the suspect was not involved in previous crimes based on their police records, and an investigation is ongoing to determine where he sourced his drugs.

Meanwhile, a 20-year-old drug personality was also arrested with several packs of suspected shabu weighing 60 grams and estimated at ₱ 408,000 in a buybust operation at 11:24 p.m. last Monday in Sitio Cogon, Barangay Labangon, Cebu City.

Police identified the suspect as Albert Kinn Devellirez Punay, also known as “Boss Yawa", a resident of the said area.

He was arrested by the elements of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit of the Guadalupe Police Station through a buybust operation.

Also seized from him were one genuine and 11 pieces of fake ₱1,000 bills used as buy-bust money and a black pouch.

The suspect is temporarily detained at the detention facility of the said station pending the filing of appropriate charges against him.