A drug suspect, identified as “Moks,” is apprehended by police during a buy-bust in Iligan City on Friday (Aug. 1, 2025). An estimated P2.7 million worth of shabu was seized from the suspect. (Photo courtesy of ICPO)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An estimated P2.7 million worth of suspected shabu was seized by joint law enforcers early Friday morning in Iligan City.
In a report, operatives of the Police’s Drug Enforcement Unit also apprehended a suspect, identified only as “Moks,” in a buy-bust operation at around 8 a.m. in Purok 13A, Barangay Pala-o. The illegal drugs, believed to be shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), weighed about 400 grams. The suspect’s common-law wife was also taken into custody.
The first arrest in August was part of a recent anti-drug operation in Northern Mindanao. On July 30, authorities seized P1.4 million worth of shabu in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental.
Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon, director of the Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10), said the anti-illegal drugs campaign remains a top priority in law enforcement.
“This arrest proves our unyielding effort to combat illegal drugs and eliminate drug personalities in Northern Mindanao who keep destroying lives and communities,” he said.
Meanwhile, Alex Tablate, director of the regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-10), said dismantling drug dens will be one of the objectives during the remainder of this year.
He also said the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC), of which PDEA-10 and PRO-10 are members, is working to clear the remaining 291 barangays in the region from illegal drug trade and use.
Of the 2,157 barangays, 1,575 have already been cleared of drugs in the region this year, according to ROCBDC. (PNA)