Drug Suspect Arrested, 340K Worth of Shabu Seized in Drug Buy Bust Operation

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga Del Sur (Jan. 27, 2019) – A Illegal-Drug suspect was arrested while 340-Thousand pesos worth of suspected shabu was confiscated by combined elements of 902nd Maneuver Company of Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9, Zamboanga Del Sur PPO-Intel Branch, Zamboanga Del Sur PPO-Drugs Enforcement Unit, PDEA-Zamboanga Del Sur and Regional Intelligence Division 9 during drug buy-bust operation at Purok 3 Barangay Buyogan West in Kumalarang municipality of this province at about 11:50 in the morning of January 27, 2019

PCSUPT Emmanuel Luis D Licup, PRO9 Regional Director identified the drug suspect as Masdal Karil Mandi a.k.a. Masdal Abdulrajac, 35 years old, married, and resident of Purok 4, Barangay Poblacion, Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Confiscated from his possession and control are the following ites:  

One (1) heat-sealed plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu with estimated weight of 50-grams worth Three Hundred Forty thousand pesos (Php340,000);

One (1) cigarette pack used as container of suspected shabu; One (1) brown cellular phone;

One (1) brown envelope used to contain buy-bust money; and

One (1) bundle of boodle money topped with genuine Php1000.00 bearing serial numbers SM787553.

The arrested illegal-drug suspect is now temporarily detained at PDEA detention center, Provincial Capitol, Pagadian City, while appropriate case for violation of Section 5, Art II of RA9165 is being prepared for filing in court against the suspect. (By FERDINAND “Bong” CADION with PRO9 PO PR and photos)