Alleged shabu dealer with terror group links arrested in Koronadal City

COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents seized P408,000 worth of shabu from an alleged dealer Thursday in Koronadal City, 109 kilometers from his hometown in Maguindanao del Sur where he reportedly enjoyed protection from the Dawlah Islamiya.

Aileen Lovitos, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-12, said Friday Ibrahim Tininti Sally, also known as Kobe, is now detained and will be prosecuted for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. 

Lovitos said the suspect, who is from Datu Anggal Midtimbang in Maguindanao del Sur, was immediately detained after selling shabu to non-uniformed PDEA-12 agents during a tradeoff in Barangay Zone III in Koronadal City on Thursday morning.

Sources from the Maguindanao del Sur Provincial Police Office told reporters Friday that Sally, who has links with the Dawlah Islamiya terror group, distributed shabu in different barangays in Datu Anggal Midtimbang and in nearby towns.

The Dawlah Islamiya, fashioned from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is known for providing sanctuary to drug dealers in exchange for money.

Lovitos said the suspect was entrapped with the help of units under the Police Regional Office-12 and agents of the National Bureau of Investigation.