Cebu City - In a significant drug bust, an e-bike driver was apprehended on Monday in Cebu City, yielding a substantial quantity of illegal drugs.
According to Philippines News Agency, the operation led to the seizure of around a kilo of 'shabu', valued at PHP6.8 million. The PDEA-7 operatives, in collaboration with the Naval Forces Central, arrested 23-year-old Jay Bard Abaquita from Barangay Suba. During the sting in Sitio Tangkonan, Barangay Sambag 1, Abaquita was found with a kilo pack of suspected shabu, a mobile phone, and PHP193 in cash. The seized drug evidence is set to undergo chemical analysis and proper disposition, as confirmed by PDEA-7. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 information officer, disclosed that Abaquita is relatively unknown in the local drug trade scene and has no prior drug-related arrests. The arrest followed a tip from a confidential informant and was part of ongoing anti-drug operations. Abaquita faces charges under Section 5 of Article II of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.