ELDERLY FEMALE HVT, 2 COHORTS NABBED IN BATAAN DRUG BUY-BUST

BY KEVIN GALANG

CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police on Saturday arrested three drug suspects, including a 63-year-old female “high-value” target, while over P550,000 worth of shabu was seized in an entrapment operation in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

Bataan police director Col. Marites Salvadora identified the suspects as alias “Rosa,” a  “high-value” target; alias “Jeric,” 25; and alias “Lyn,” all residents of Bgy. Pagasa.

Operatives from the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of the Dinalupihan Police Station confiscated in the buy-bust operation sachets of shabu weighing at least 81.1 grams worth P551,480.

Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Pe ñones Jr. commended the efforts of the operating unit.

“This arrest is another significant blow to the illegal drug network in Central Luzon. Our relentless campaign continues—guided by the marching orders of our chief PNP—to protect our communities and dismantle the operations of drug personalities who prey on the vulnerable,” said Pe ñones.