BACOLOD City – Drug enforcement teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized a total of P10.6-million worth of suspected shabu in the month of October, consolidated data released on Friday showed.
From Oct. 1 to 31, operatives recovered a total of 1,558.98 grams of the prohibited substance, valued at P6,800 per gram.
A total of 33 operations resulted in the arrest of 32 drug pushers and one drug user. Among them were three high-value individuals (HVIs) and 30 street-level individuals.
The report said 33 cases were also filed in court against suspects for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
“These achievements (resulting from) focused police operations are the top priority of the BCPO in the pursuit of a peaceful and orderly community,” said Colonel Thomas Joseph Martir, BCPO director.
The biggest haul in October came from couple Alvin Cristales, 27, and Regina Escosio, 44 – both tagged as HVIs – who yielded 1.25 kilograms of suspected shabu amounting to P8.5 million, during a buy-bust in Purok Bolinao, Barangay 1. (PNA)/PN
