Three men and a woman were arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Taguig City Police in North Signal Village around 5:30 in the afternoon last October 4, 2024.
(Photo from Taguig City Police)
Approximately 18.1 grams of methamphetamine, known locally as shabu, were confiscated from the four suspects, including an individual known as "Joey", aged 41, "Cathy", also aged 41, and two minors known as "Aeron", 17, and "Joshua", aged 15.
From the suspects, six heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing the suspected methamphetamine were recovered, with an estimated value of PHP 123,080. Additionally, PHP 500 used as buy-bust money, a weighing scale, and a coin purse were also seized. The confiscated drugs were immediately brought by the Taguig Police buy-bust team to the Southern Police District Forensic Unit (SPDFU) for chemical analysis.
The four suspects will face charges for violating Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) at the Taguig City Prosecutor's Office.