Four drug suspects were arrested by the police in separate buy-bust operations in Pasig City Thursday evening.
The first three suspects — identified as alias Nando, 58; alias Shane, 30; and alias Aiko, 34 — were nabbed by the authorities while playing Cara y Cruz along Axis Road, Barangay Kalawaan at about 6 p.m.
Seized from them were P450 in different denominations and three pieces of one peso coin used as flippers, two pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing more or less 1.50 grams with a standard drug price of P10,200.
The three suspects are facing charges of violation of Presidential Decree 1602 (Cara y Cruz) and Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Moreover, at about 9:20 p.m. in LPLU HOA, Nagpayong, Barangay Pinagbuhatan, a drug buy-bust operation was conducted by operatives of the station drug enforcement unit of Pasig City Police Station which resulted in the arrest of 39-year-od suspect identified only as alias Peng, who is listed Pasig City drug watchlist.
He was nabbed by the anti-illegal drug operatives in this barangay at about 9:20 p.m.
Seized from him were three pieces heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing more or less 5.0 grams with a standard drug price of P34,000 and the P200 buy-bust money.