Officers from PDEA-7 on Thursday, July 16, 2020, confiscate P400,000 worth of illegal drugs that led to the arrest of a ‘high-value target’ in Lapu-Lapu City. | via Morexette Marie Erram (Photos courtesy of Norman Mendoza)
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Enforcers of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA – 7) on Thursday, July 16 arrested a suspected drug pusher in Lapu-Lapu City.
An initial report from PDEA – 7 identified the suspect as Kim Delos Santos, 42, and a habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) driver whose address is in Barangay Luz, Cebu City.
The agency said that Delos Santos, who was tagged as a ‘high-value target’, was caught in a buy-bust operation around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City.
Agents from PDEA – 7 also confiscated from the suspect at least 10 transparent packs of suspected shabu with a total weight of approximately 60 grams, and worth P408,000.
Delos Santos, who is now under the custody of the police, will be facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (Republic Act No. 9165). /d