‘Pokemon’ nets 58 drug suspects, seized P2.3M worth of drugs
CEBU CITY–The police arrested 58 drug suspects and confiscated P2.3 million worth of shabu during simultaneous operations in Cebu City on Tuesday evening.
At least 23 drug users and pushers also surrendered during the implementation of the Oplan Pokemon which aims to locate and arrest drug personalities in the city.
Aside from shabu, the police also confiscated 106 gambling machines. Senior Supt. Joel Doria, director of the Cebu City Police Office, said they utilized at least 200 policemen from all 11 police stations in Cebu City as well as operatives of thr Special Action Force, the Public Safety Battalion, as well as the intelligence and investigation units in the city. “This is the first time we used all our police stations. We arrested a number of persons and confiscated lots of shabu,” he said.
But Doria was not completely happy. “I was expecting our policemen to arrest more drug suspects. But we are not done yet. Expect more operations in the coming days,” he added.
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