Cops arrest alleged drug dealer in sting ops

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a suspected drug dealer in a sting operation Thursday in the southern port city of Zamboanga, officials said.

 

A police photo shows Zamboanga City Police Chief Col. Rexmel Reyes supervises the inventory of seized crystal meth following the arrest of suspected drug dealer Elmer Esmiraji on Thursday, September 23, 2021 in Zamboanga City after selling a kilo of crystal meth to undercover cops. 

City Police Chief, Colonel Rexmel Reyes, said undercover cops arrested Elmer Esmiraji after selling a kilo of crystal meth in the coastal village of Arena Blanco. He said the crystal meth was worth at least P6.8 million. 

Reyes said the capture of the 24-year old Esmiraji was the result of careful planning by the City Drug Enforcement Unit led by Lieutenant Vincent Perez and Police Station 4 commander Major Ramon Bautista Jr.

 

 

A police photo shows suspected drug dealer Elmer Esmiraji following his arrest Thursday, September 23, 2021 in Zamboanga City after selling a kilo of crystal meth to undercover cops. 

He lauded all those who participated in the operation and said the intensified anti-drugs campaign continues in an effort to eradicate the nefarious activities here.

 

Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar also commended the police for “scoring anew in the anti-illegal drugs campaign in support of the war against drugs being spearheaded by President Rodrigo Duterte.” (Zamboanga Post)