ROXAS City – Suspected shabu weighing about 41 grams valued around P700,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Jumaguicjic here, according to Lieutenant Mark Anthony Garcia, team leader of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit.
The 45-year-old Nemecio Lagayada, 25-year-old Kirtneill Recibe and 35-year-old Michael Abilibit yielded the suspected illegal drugs, Garcia told Panay News.
They were nabbed after they sold suspected shabu to an undercover officer for P1,000 around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, he said.
Aside from suspected illegal drugs, a .45-caliber pistol, a magazine with five live bullets and drug paraphernalia were also recovered from them, he added.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas said Recibe was listed No. 2 in the drug watch list of the province while her live-in partner Lagayada was considered No. 2 “high-value” suspect.
“Matunog katama ang pangalan ni Lagayada sa illegal drug trade,” Garcia said.
The suspects were detained in the lockup cell of the Roxas City police station, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002; and Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act./PN
