15.56 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED SHABU SEIZED IN A BUY-BUST OPERATION; 2 DRUG SUSPECT ARRESTED

At about 5:00 PM of October 24, 2024, two drug targets were arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the EPD DEU operatives at Brgy. Sta Lucia, Pasig City. The said operation also yields in the confiscation of more or less 15.56 grams of suspected shabu.

According to the report, the suspects were identified as alias “Rhen”, 27 yrs. old and alias “Ray”, 21 yrs. old, residents of the aforesaid place of operation.

The suspects were informed of the nature of their arrest and were apprised of the constitutional rights in a dialect known to them.
Thereafter, the arrested suspects were brought to DDEU office for proper documentation. Confiscated illegal drug evidence were also turned over to EPD Forensic Group Unit for examination and proper disposition.

Alias “Rhen” and “Ray” are presently detained at Pasig CPS Custodial Facility. Criminal charges for Violation of Art II Sections 5 and 11 of R.A. 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were filed against them.

PCOL TULIAO, OIC, EPD lauded the operatives for the successful buy-bust operation which yields in the arrest of the drug suspects. “The effort extended by our men highlights our outstanding goal to end the root causes of such illegal drugs and other forms of criminality within our community”, he added. ###