Some 650 grams of shabu with a street value of P1.5 million were confiscated by the Caloocan police from an alleged bigtime drug pusher and arrested four persons during a buybust operation.
Senior Supt. Bartolome Bustamante, Caloocan police chief said that the illegal drugs were seized by the Station Anti-Illegal Drugs operatives in two separate raids in North Caloocan headed by Senior Inspector Bernard Pagaduan.
The four, who were presented to Mayor Oscar Malapitan by Bustamante and Supt. Ferdie del Rosario, were identified as Abdul Aziz, 20, alias “Major,” Alibiar Macadato, alias “Bongkay, 41, both residents of Phase 12, Barangay 188; Sherilyn Hermia, 31, of Diamante St., Barangay 170, and Dario de Paz, 48, resident of Reconville Subd., Barangay 17, Caloocan.
Bustamante said residents in the area sent him text messages about the alleged illegal activities of the suspects.
Police said the authorities first arrested Aziz and Macadato through Oplan Galugad. Operatives recovered some 500 grams of suspected shabu while 0.5 grams of the illegal drugs were recovered from Hermia.
Police said Hermia pointed to De Paz as the source of the illegal drugs.
Police said De Paz, president of the Reconville Subdivision, is suspected of being a drug pusher.
Aziz and Macadato, and Hermia were charged with violation of Section 11 of the RA 9165, while De Paz was charged with violation of Section 5 and Section 11of RA 9165.
In the same press conference, Malapitan vowed to offer reward to tipsters who provided information leading to the arrest of the four suspects.