Police seize P20.4 million shabu, arrest 3 in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A joint police anti-drug and naval intelligence units seized three kilos of shabu, worth P20.4 million, and arrested three couriers during a sting in Barangay Talisayan yesterday afternoon.

Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey Masauding, Police Regional Office 9 director, commended the success of the joint team, saying this prevented the proliferation of the illegal drug in the city and in Zamboanga peninsula region.

In Camiguin, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized 220 grams of shabu worth P1.4 million from 40-year-old Ruby Mapute Gerona during a sting in Barangay Cabuan, Guinsiliban town.

Police are preparing a complaint for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against Gerona.