DASMARINAS, CAVITE – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives seized P2-million worth of shabu from three arrested woman peddlers in a buy-bust operation in a mall parking area in this town on Monday, Dec. 11.
PDEA Pampanga Provincial Officer identified the suspects as Catalina Pura, 55; Mayolita Balasabas, 55 and Michelle Villanueva, 26, all from Phase 1, Pabahay Bagtas, Tanza Cavite.
They were arrested in a buy-bust operation at around 5:15 pm inside a mall parking area in Barangay Burol 1.
Recovered from them were 3 pieces of knot-tied transparent plastic containing more or less 300 grams of shabu amounting to P2,040,000.00; one unit cellphone; and the marked money used by the undercover agent.
The operation was jointly conducted by agents of PDEA Pampanga Provincial Office, PDEA Cavite Provincial Office and PDEA RO III RSET.
Arrested suspects are temporarily detained at PDEA RO III Jail Facility in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
A charge for violation of section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) in relation to section 26B (conspiracy to sell), will be filed against the arrested suspects.
