GINGOOG CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL — Authorities arrested a 47-year-old man in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the Gingoog City Police Station and the 1001st Maneuver Company, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 10, on Thursday afternoon, August 7, 2025, in Barangay 20, Gingoog City.
The suspect, identified only as alias “Bobot,” is an unemployed resident of Barangay 13. Police caught him in the act of selling suspected shabu to an undercover operative during an operation conducted under PDEA pre-operation number 30002-82025-0224.
Recovered from the suspect were approximately 43.1 grams of suspected shabu valued at ₱293,080, along with 17 sachets of illegal drugs, ₱500 marked money, assorted cash amounting to ₱53,200, a metal box with a drug label, and a small black pouch.
The suspect is now in police custody at the Gingoog City Police Station for proper disposition and the filing of charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.