Seven people were arrested and about half a million worth of shabu and three firearms were seized in four anti-illegal drug operations in the cities of Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue.
Eric Custora, 32, was arrested in a buy-bust at 7 p.m. Tuesday in barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City.
Confiscated from him were 20 small packs of suspected shabu, P200 marked money which was used by the poseur-buyer and a .38 cal. revolver with five live rounds of ammunition.
Policemen from the Subangdaku Police Station arrested Alfie Lariosa, 33, of barangay Guizo following a buy-bust operation.
Seized from him were two ldrarge packs and a small pack suspected to contain shabu and P200 marked money.
The same police team arrested Aldin Pilago, 28, of Subangdaku for allegedly selling drugs to a poseur-buyer. Seized from him were a large pack and three small packs suspected to contain shabu and P200 marked money.
Opao police station operatives arrested three people in a buy-bust in barangay Looc, Mandaue City.
Arrested were: Mardonio Soco, 19, who was the subject of the operation and his companions, Maria Victoria Linggal, 33, and Darwin Taruna, 37. Police recovered from Soco 21 sachets suspected to contain shabu and a .9mm pistol with six rounds of ammunition.
Yesterday at dawn, Centro police arrested Lindsey Mindajao in barangay Mantuyong and confiscated packs of shabu and a .45 cal. pistol with six rounds of ammunition.