OLONGAPO STING NETS 2 NEWLY-IDENTIFIED HVIs, P855K KUSH

BY KEVIN GALANG

CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Two newly-identified “high-value” individuals (HVIs) were arrested while more than P855,000 worth of suspected “high-grade” marijuana or kush was seized in an anti-illegal drug operation in Olongapo City.

A report to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. by Olongapo City Police director  Col. Ritchie R. Claravall showed the buy-bust operation was conducted in Purok 6, Limbas St. in Bgy.  New Cabalan.

Members of the City Police Drug Enforcement Unit (CPDEU) in coordination with the Police Station 4 Station Drug Enforcement Unit (PS4 SDEU) launched the sting.

Confiscated from the suspects were seven heat-sealed plastic sachets containing approximately 490 grams of suspected “Kush,” a “high-grade” marijuana, valued at P735,000, one kilogram of suspected marijuana worth P120,000, and the P3,000 in buy-bust money.

Peñones said the successful operation underscores the police’s continued implementation of intelligence-driven strategies against illegal drugs.

He assured the public that lawful and sustained anti-illegal drug operations will continue across Central Luzon to help ensure safer communities.