Sinas: Buy-bust yields P34.6-M shabu in Caloocan

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Police seized P34.6-million Shabu on Christmas Eve during a continuing anti-illegal drugs operations in Caloocan City.

Police General Debold Sinas said, “The anti-illegal drugs campaign will spare no one, holiday or no holiday.”

Citing field reports reaching the PNP Command Center in Camp Crame, Sinas said URIEL HEWE JR. y Omac aka Bong, 31, of Block 15, Lot 7, Mangga St., Amparo Subdivision Barangay 179, Caloocan City was arrested in a buy-bust operation launched by operatives of Drug Enforcement Unit of Caloocan City Police Station at 3:00PM on Thursday, December 24.

Seized from suspect direct possession and control were: one (1) pc of knot tied transparent ice plastic bag containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu as the subject of sale; five (5) pcs of large vacuum sealed tranparent plastic bag containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu; three (3) pcs of foil wrapper chineese tea bag label with GUANYINWANG; pcs. of trolly travelling bag color gray with brand label VOYAGER; two (2) ATM card BDO color blue and yellow; one (1) digital weighing scale color gray; one (1) unit Cal. .45 ARSMCOR pistol with serial no. 1264262; one (1) unit magazine of cal. 45 pistol, four (4) pieces live ammunition of cal. .45; one (1) pc of Android Phone (HUAWEI) color blue; recovered money amounting Php 10,150.00 in different denomination; and the buy-bust money.

Total confiscated Shabu weighed 5.1 kilograms with a standard drug price of P34.68M in the illegal market.

The physical inventory of recovered evidence was conducted at the place of arrest witnessed by Brgy. 179 Kagawad Gilbert Galveno and Media representative Mr. Ismael Santos of Bulgar.

Police records showed Hewe is listed in the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) watchlist. He is a TNVS driver by profession.

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