BY MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO City – Joint operatives of the Iloilo City Police Office’s (ICPO) City Intelligence Unit (CIU), City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) and Police Station 4 demonstrated their commitment to combating illegal drugs by apprehending a high-value target.
Alias “Boss”, 28, and a resident of Barangay Pinantan, Ajuy, Iloilo, was caught in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district around 11:32 p.m. on Sunday, September 10.
Operatives of the CIU and CDEU led by newly appointed chiefs Lieutenant Dante Tayco and Captain Ryan Christ Inot, respectively, along with Police Station 4 officers, recovered 27 plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing 150 grams and approximately valued at P1.02 million, P12,000 in buy-bust money and non-drug-related items.
The suspect was detained at the Police Station 4, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).
“I commend our CIU, CDEU and Police Station 4 teams for their decisive and courageous actions. Despite being newly installed, they conducted a major operation that led to the arrest of a high-value target and the seizure of a significant amount of illegal drugs. This sends a clear message that we are resolute in our efforts to rid our community of illegal drugs,” said Colonel Kim Legada, director of the ICPO./PN
