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2 high-value targets nabbed, P6.8-M ‘shabu’ seized

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AUTHORITIES have arrested two high-value targets (HVTs) and seized some P6.8 million worth of suspected illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in the province of Lanao del Sur, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Monday, April 22, 2024.

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The PDEA in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) identified the two arrested HVTs as Abdul Dioangaan, 47, and Panarigan Radia, 49, both residents of Dilimbayan village in Lumbayanague town, Lanao del Sur.

Gil Cesario Castro, PDEA-BARMM director, said the two suspects were arrested in a buy-bust around 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, in Saduc village, Marawi City.

Castro said seized from the two arrested HVTs were a kilo of suspected shabu packed in an aluminum foil pack worth P6.8 million; a cellular phone; a wallet; an identification card; and buy-bust money.

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He said the arrested suspects were detained at the detention facility of PDEA-BARMM in preparation for the filing of case for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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He said the buy-bust was launched by the operatives of PDEA-BARMM with the support of the military and police forces and intelligence operatives. (SunStar Zamboanga)



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