ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities confiscated seven kilos of dried marijuana and arrested two male suspects during a successful entrapment operation in the early hours of Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Barangay Pasonanca.
According to the initial report from the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) and the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9), the joint anti-narcotics operation was carried out by undercover agents who posed as buyers. The suspects were apprehended shortly after handing over the illegal drugs in a dimly lit area of the barangay.
The seized marijuana and the two suspects are now in the custody of ZCPO. Charges are being prepared against them for violation of Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Authorities have yet to release the identities of the suspects as investigations are ongoing to determine the possible involvement of a wider drug distribution network.