P27.2-M worth of shabu seized in Sibulan buy-bust; high-value target nabbed
Suspect Elgin Rodriguez, alias ‘Eljin,’ was nabbed in a buy-bust operation for allegedly possessing four kilograms of shabu. Photo: Contributed via Futch Anthony Inso
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Operatives from the Police Drug Enforcement Unit and the Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) confiscated four kilograms of shabu worth P27.2 million during a buy-bust operation in Purok 6, Brgy. Maslog, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at around 6:00 a.m.
During the operation, they arrested a certain Elgin Rodriguez, alias “Eljin,” 50 years old, who was the subject of the buy-bust operation.
The suspect, a resident of Barangay II, Bais City, Negros Oriental, was considered a high-value individual in the illegal drug trade.
Aside from the illegal drugs, authorities also confiscated a backpack, a cellular phone, and buy-bust money amounting to P99,000, which included one genuine one-thousand-peso bill.
Based on information from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, the suspect had been under monitoring and surveillance for a month after authorities received reports about his illegal activities.
They also discovered that the suspect served as a bodegero.
He allegedly distributed his supply of illegal drugs in the second district of Negros Oriental, from Dumaguete City to Bais City.
The suspect will face charges for violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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