BACOLOD CITY — Operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized PHP612,500 worth of suspected shabu and arrested five suspects in two separate buy-busts in this city on Friday.
Police Colonel Henry Biñas, officer-in-charge of BCPO, said the successful operations showed the intensified campaign of the operating units against all forms of criminality in the city.
“We remain steadfast in our mandate to stop the crimes especially the illegal drug trade,” he said in a statement.
Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office
The first operation conducted by Police Station 3 led to the arrest of John Francis Potoza, 32, in Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago.
Potoza was caught red-handed selling the prohibited substance to an undercover cop at about 12:15 a.m.
Three others, Ernie Poja, 41; Ely John Bandiola, 36; and Butch Amaro, 30, were also apprehended.
The suspects yielded 10 sachets of shabu with an estimated value of PHP462,500, along with the PHP500 buy-bust money, and drug paraphernalia.
Almost two hours later, Jerish Christian Sarno, was arrested by operatives of Police Station 1 at corner Gonzaga-Bonifacio Streets after he sold PHP500 worth of shabu to a police poseur-buyer.
Sarno, 23, also yielded 20 sachets of shabu valued at PHP150,000.
All five suspects will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 before the City Prosecutor’s Office. (PNA)
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