COTABATO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Maguindanao del Norte Provincial Office dismantled a suspected drug den and arrested six individuals in a buy-bust operation in Poblacion 2, Cotabato City on August 7, 2025.
With operational support from the Regional Special Enforcement Team (RSET), Land Transportation Interdiction Unit (LTIU), PNP Maritime Group, Cotabato City Police Office’s City Intelligence Unit (CCPO-CIU) and Police Station 1 (CCPO-PS1), City Mobile Force Company (CMFC-CCPO), and the 1404th Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB 14A), authorities carried out the joint operation that ended the alleged illegal activity.
Seized from the suspects were 20 heat-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing around 10 grams, assorted drug paraphernalia, buy-bust money, and a mobile phone.
Those arrested were identified as:
- Alyas “Abs,” 29 (alleged drug den maintainer)
- Alyas “Nas,” 18
- Alyas “Ansay,” 34
- Alyas “Sammy,” 32
- Alyas “Asma,” 21
- Alyas “Derhanie,” 25
The suspects are set to face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Authorities said the successful operation was part of ongoing intensified efforts to curb the proliferation of illegal drugs in Cotabato City and Maguindanao del Norte.