Grade 6 student yields 1 kilo of shabu in Zambo

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are holding a teenager who was arrested in a sting operation that yielded over a kilo of crystal meth in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, officials said Sunday.

Police and PDEA photos released to the Zamboanga Post newspaper show the seized crystal meth following a drug sting in Zamboanga City June 27, 2020 that resulted in the arrest of a Grade 6 drug dealer. Regional police chief, Brigadier General Jesus Cambay, Jr also witnessed the inventory of the confiscated meth.

Mayor Beng Climaco

Mayor Beng Climaco said the teener was nabbed in a joint operation by the Police Station 10 under  Captain Albin Cabayacruz and members of the Philippines Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the village of Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon.

Climaco lauded the arrest of the drug dealer and praised those involved in the operation and she congratulated them for a “job well done.” “Thank you for your hard work and commitment to President Duterte's unrelenting anti-drug war,” she told PDEA and the police forces.

PDEA said the seized meth is worth over P7 million and the arrested drug dealer is a “high value target.” The suspect did not give any statement.

Regional police chief, Brigadier General Jesus Cambay, Jr also witnessed the inventory of the confiscated meth, including a tea pack which PDEA said was marked with Chinese characters.

Cambay said the suspect – a Grade 6 student, is a native of Laminusa Island off Sulu, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region.

“The arrested drug suspect is presently under the custody of Zamboanga City Police Station - 10 for the appropriate filing of a criminal case against him while all recovered items will be brought to Zamboanga City Crime Lab Ofice for examination,” he said.

Cambay also commended Cabayacruz and members of the PDEA regional office. “Despite of the present public health crisis, the unwavering effort of the Zamboanga City Police and PDEA to further their campaign against illegal drugs in Zamboanga City is truly commendable,” he said.

The arrest came days after Philippine National Police Chief, General Archie Francisco Gamboa ordered an intensified campaign against illegal drugs and to target drug lords across the country.

He said President Rodrigo Duterte gave out the order for the intensified campaign. “I also echoed the guidance of President Rodrigo Duterte for PNP units to seize every opportunity to be on the offensive against illegal drugs. An all-out offensive puts the lives of our PNP personnel at risk so we must exercise all possible precautions to ensure that they are safe and that no lives are lost,” he said.

Gamboa’s orders include operations against high-value targets belonging to the Top 10 most wanted drug personalities in every jurisdiction. (Zamboanga Post)

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