04/06/2026
PRESS RELEASE
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN DRUG BUY-BUST OPERATION
Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur – A 68-year-old male suspect, newly identified as "SLI," a carpenter and resident of Barangay Bulatok, Pagadian City, was arrested during a drug buy-bust operation conducted at exactly 11:05 AM on June 2, 2026, at Purok Matinahuron, Barangay Bulatok, Pagadian City.
Personnel from Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (ZSPDEU) and Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Intelligence Unit (ZSPIU), together with personnel of Pagadian City Police Station (CPS), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office IX (PDEA-9), conducted a joint anti-illegal drug operation that resulted in the arrest of the suspect.
Confiscated during the operation were six (6) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing substances believed to be shabu, including the buy-bust evidence, along with the marked buy-bust money and a transparent plastic toothbrush case used as a container.
The confiscated suspected illegal drugs will be turned over to the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Forensic Unit, Camp Abelon, Pagadian City, for laboratory examination.
The suspect is currently under the custody of Pagadian CPS for filing of appropriate charges.
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Source: ZSPPO-PIO
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