More or less 4,400 grams (equivalent to 4.4 kilograms) of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of Php29,920,000 were seized from a drug suspect during a buy-bust operation conducted on November 18, 2024, around 11:05 AM at Palawan Zone II, Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City. Said the PDEA Zamboanga City Office, Regional Drug Enforcement Unit, and the NISG-Western Mindanao jointly conducted the operation.
The arrested suspect is identified as Ashraf Kayzar Ikbala y Julkarim, a.k.a. “bhar/Ak,” a 40-year-old male, married, and resident of Aurora Village, Barangay Tumaga, Zamboanga City.
Aside from the suspected shabu, a plastic bag used as a container, a sling bag, a paper bag, a green tea bag with the label GUANYINYANG, and bundles of boodle money topped with one genuine Php1,000.00 bill utilized as buy-bust money were also confiscated from the suspect.
Cases for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165, will be filed in court against the suspect.
