06/08/2026
𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛-𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗟 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗗𝗥𝗨𝗚 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗧; ₱𝟲𝟭𝟮𝗞 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗨 𝗦𝗘𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗗
𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗩𝗔, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 – A High-Value Individual (HVI) was arrested while approximately 90 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated Standard Drug Price (SDP) of ₱612,000.00 were confiscated during the implementation of a search warrant in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, on August 4, 2026.
The operation was conducted at about 12:32 PM in Zone 4, Poblacion, El Salvador City, by joint operatives of the El Salvador City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit and the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company, Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office, under PDEA Pre-Operation Number 11-00-08042026-010.
The implementation of Search Warrant No. SWA-072226-935 for violations of Sections 11 and 12, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, resulted in the arrest of a High-Value Individual (HVI), a 40-year-old married male resident of the locality.
Recovered during the implementation of the search warrant were four (4) large heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing approximately 90 grams, with an estimated value of ₱612,000.00, along with assorted drug paraphernalia, including disposable lighters, aluminum foil strips, improvised plastic scoops, empty sachets, a sunglass case, a blue pouch, a screwdriver, and aluminum foil rolls.
All confiscated pieces of evidence were properly inventoried and subsequently submitted to the Regional Forensic Unit for qualitative and quantitative examination. Meanwhile, the arrested suspect remains under the custody of the El Salvador City Police Station pending the filing of appropriate charges for violations of Sections 11 and 12, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗟 𝗔𝗟 𝗠 𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦, Provincial Director commended the operating units for the successful implementation of the search warrant and reaffirmed the Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office's unwavering commitment to intensifying its campaign against illegal drugs.
"𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙡 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙀𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 2𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮, 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢, 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙨. 𝙏𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚, 𝙄 𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚-𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮. 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜-𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡," he said.
SOURCE: PIOMORPPO