
23/08/2025
Oroquieta Buy-Bust Nabs Target-Listed Suspect; ₱35K Worth of Shabu Seized
Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental — August 23, 2025 (7:43 AM)
A target-listed drug personality was arrested in a buy-bust operation early Saturday morning in Purok 3, San Vicente Bajo, Oroquieta City, leading to the confiscation of an estimated ₱35,500 worth of shabu.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Misamis Occidental Provincial Office, led by IA V Elvis M. Taghoy Jr., spearheaded the operation with support from the Misamis Occidental Provincial Mobile Force Company (MARPSTA) under PMAJ Joel Esic, and the Oroquieta City Police Station.
Authorities identified the suspect as alias Mike, 50, single, and a resident of the same barangay where the sting took place.
Recovered from the suspect were:
• One (1) medium sachet of suspected shabu, weighing 3.01 grams (buy-bust item);
• Six (6) small sachets of suspected shabu;
• One (1) medium sachet weighing 6.80 grams (possession);
• Total: 9.81 grams, with a street value of ₱35,500 and a Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) value of ₱66,708.
Also confiscated were non-drug items including a lighter, a genuine ₱1,000 bill used as marked money alongside six counterfeit bills, and a small knot-tied plastic cellophane.
The suspect faces violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, covering illegal sale and possession of dangerous drugs.
Authorities confirmed that all personnel involved were safe and accounted for after the operation.