PAGBILAO, Quezon – An estimated P3.6-million worth of illegal drugs were seized from an arrested high-value individual drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santa Catalina here on Friday.
Quezon police director Police Col. Ledon Monte identified the suspect as Samuel Marino, alias “Sam,” 23, a resident of Santa Catalina.
According to the report of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) Quezon, Marino has been under surveillance for a long time because of his drug activities in this town.
During the operation, Marino was caught while selling illegal drugs to operatives posing as buyers.
Fifteen sachets and a knot-tied plastic bag of suspected shabu, weighing approximately 180 grams with a street value of P3,672,000, and the marked money used in the buy-bust were seized from the suspect.
A case of violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 will be filed against Marino, who is in the custody of Pagbilao MPS for the documentation process.