Authorities seized more than half a kilogram of suspected methamphetamine, locally known as shabu, from a man who had been released under a plea bargain, in a buy-bust operation Wednesday night.
The operation took place at about 6:50 p.m. Oct. 28 in Purok 8, Barangay Cogon, according to Joel Plaza, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas.
Plaza identified the suspect only as alias Bon, a 30-year-old unemployed resident of the area.
He was arrested in June on charges of selling and possessing illegal drugs and was released in August after a plea bargaining agreement, authorities said.
Agents from the agency’s Bohol provincial office, the Tagbilaran City Police Station and the Bohol Maritime Police conducted the operation.
Authorities recovered 10 packs of suspected shabu weighing 577.07 grams (1.27 pounds), with an estimated street value of P3.92 million pesos. They also seized buy-bust money, a cellphone and other items.
The drugs were turned over to the police forensic unit in Bohol. The suspect is being held at the Tagbilaran City Police Station.
He faces charges of selling and possessing illegal drugs under Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The offenses carry penalties of up to life imprisonment and a fine of up to 10 million pesos.
Man from Sikatuna arrested in Panglao drug sting
Police arrested a 34-year-old man and seized suspected shabu worth P20,468 pesos in a buy-bust operation Tuesday afternoon in Sikatuna, Bohol.
The operation took place at about 2:40 p.m. Oct. 27 in Purok 4, Barangay Lourdes, and was led by Capt. Kentbel Ceasar Parcon, the Panglao police chief.
Police said the suspect is single and unemployed. He is a native of Barangay Cambuac Norte in Sikatuna, Bohol, but lives in Purok 5 in Lourdes.
Officers recovered four packs of suspected shabu weighing about 3.01 grams, buy-bust money, a cigarette pack used as a container and a motorcycle.
The suspect was taken to the Panglao Police Station for custody and a medical examination. The seized substances were sent to the Bohol Provincial Forensic Unit in Tagbilaran City for laboratory testing.
He faces charges of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Man on police drug watchlist arrested in Carmen
Police arrested a 49-year-old man listed as a drug pusher and seized suspected shabu worth P31,892 pesos in a buy-bust operation Monday night in Carmen, Bohol.
The operation took place at about 6:35 p.m. Oct. 26, 2026 near the new municipal building in Barangay Poblacion Sur. It was carried out by the Municipal Drug Enforcement Team of the Carmen Police Station, led by Capt. Carljobel Lofranco, the police chief.
Police said the suspect is single and unemployed and lives in Barangay Villarcayo. He was already on the department’s drug watchlist, they said.
Officers recovered a sachet containing 1.52 grams of suspected shabu that was sold during the operation. They also found two more sachets with a combined 3.17 grams that the suspect allegedly possessed, bringing the total to 4.69 grams.
Police also seized P500 pesos in buy-bust money and a piece of paper allegedly used to hold the substance.
The suspect was taken to Cong. Simeon Toribio Memorial Hospital for a medical examination before being detained at the Carmen Police Station. The evidence was submitted to the Bohol Forensic Unit for laboratory testing.
He faces charges of selling and possessing illegal drugs under Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.