TEN suspected drug personalities were caught on Thursday afternoon, February 8, by the operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas in Cebu City and San Francisco, Cebu.
Seized from them were 600 grams of white crystals believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as “shabu,” with an estimated market value of P2.9 million.
At 3 p.m., suspected big-time drug personality Alfiel Chu was caught in Barangay Union, San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu.
Leia Albiar, PDEA-Central Visayas information officer, said the 28-year-old suspect had been hiding for more than two years.
On July 10, 2015, Chu eluded arrest during a drug bust in Cebu City.
Chu was the subject of the operation based on a court-issued warrant of arrest.
The other persons caught were James Chu, 31; warehouse worker Mark Vincent Jorquia, 35; and Ruben Roy Dabatos, 21.
Suspects yielded 530 grams with an estimated market value of P2.6 million.
Two hours later, alleged drug den maintainer Anabelle Solis, 50, and five others were arrested in Barangay Suba, Cebu City.
Solis, also known as Maribel Abellana, owned a sari-sari store as a front to her illegal activity.
Her alleged customers Jayson Melleza, 35; Joelmar Talledo, 32; Romeo Cahetas, 45; Michael Cañoneo, 27; and Melissa Orbes, 39, were also caught during the operation, which was authorized by a search warrant.
Seized from them were 70 grams of shabu with an estimated market value of P350,000, drug paraphernalia and cash amounting to P753 believed to be proceeds of illegal drug transactions.
Suspects will face complaints for violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (KAL/VoxPop Cebu)