BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – Sixty grams of suspected shabu valued at around P408,000 were seized from a barangay tanod and two high-value drug suspects in Barangay Calumpang, Molo district.
Tanod Shiera Mae “May-May” Garcia, 37; Fritz June “Toto Fritz” Asilo, 38; and Jessan “Jessa” Asilo, 42, all residents of the aforementioned village’s Zone 6, were nabbed around 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Police said Garcia was the main target. She handed over two sachets of suspected shabu to a police poseur buyer in exchange for P10,000.
The Asilos, who were present during the operation, were also arrested. They were tagged as high-value drug suspects.
A total of 15 sachets of suspected shabu were recovered from the suspects by the officers of the Iloilo City Police Office – City Drug Enforcement Unit (ICPO-CDEU) and Molo Police Station – Station Drugs Enforcement Team.
“Ini nga operation mga three weeks naton nga ginluto kag naggamit kita sang pila ka mga asset nga mag-validate sini nga information, asta nga nakapatigayon kita sang transaction sang buy-bust operation,” said CDEU chief Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Benitez.
The suspects were detained at the Molo Police Station, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002)./PN