MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Authorities have recovered 17 sachets of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” with an estimated market value of PHP204,000 from a village councilman in Purok 2, Barangay 9 here, police said Friday.
Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 10 (Northern Mindanao), together with the Provincial Drug Enforcement Group and Malaybalay City Police, raided the house of Barangay Kagawad Mandangan P. Ali at about 4:17 a.m. on Thursday.
Seized from Ali’s possession were 30 grams of a white crystalline substance suspected to be “shabu” in heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets, a Caliber 45 pistol, M4 rifle and various ammunitions, police said.
PDEA-10 tagged the 51-year-old village councilor in its “Top 15 Regional Target Listed Personality”.
The raid was conducted by virtue of a search warrant order issued by Judge Isobel G. Barroso, presiding judge of Regional Trial Court 10, Branch 8, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, police said.
The recovered evidence were forwarded to the PDEA-10 Laboratory Service for qualitative and quantitative examination.
Ali is also under the custody of PDEA-10 in Cagayan de Oro as of posting time. (Mel Madera/PNA)
