RESS RELEASE #2025-0513-004

Cagayan de Oro City- Elements of Cagayan de Oro City Police Office, Police Station 1 Divisoria, Police Station 9 Nazareth and City Intelligence Unit successfully arrested violators of RA 9165 through drug buy-bust operation transpired at Don Apolinar Velez Street, Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City.

Based on reports made by Police Colonel SALVADOR N RADAM, City Director to Police Brigadier General RICARDO G LAYUG JR., Regional Director of Police Regional Office 10, it has revealed that on May 11, 2024 at about 4:34PM, personnel from Police Station 1 Drug Enforcement Team, COCPO Intelligence/Operatives together with PDEA 10 RSET, conducted drug buy-bust operation at Don Apolinar Velez Street, Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, that resulted in the arrest of Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx y Xxxxx a.k.a Xxxx, 39 years old, male, single residing at 15-26th Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City.

The said operation has resulted to confiscation the pieces of evidence during the operation were the following; 1 piece rectangular heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance, suspected to be shabu, 1 piece square heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance, suspected to be shabu with total estimated weight of 2.07grams and market value worth Php 14,076.00, one coin pursed color green and one piece 500-peso bill bearing serial number CA369648 used as buy-bust money, added PCOL Radam.

City Director assures that cases for Violation of Sec. 5, and 11 was being prepared by the Team Leader of Police Station 1 Operating Team, while the confiscated drug items were brought to Cagayan de Oro City Regional Forensic Unit for qualitative and quantitative examinations.

“I commend COCPO Police Station 1 Drug Enforcement Team, Police Station 9 and City Intelligence Unit along with PDEA RSET 10 for your unified efforts that bespeak to your unwavering dedication you have shown in fighting to dismantle the surge of illegal drugs activities in the community. Likewise, I continue to appeal solid support from the community and the people in this quest believing that in joining our hands together, we can achieve our ultimate goal in securing to maintain the stable peace and order we enjoy and a drug free society in our beloved City of Golden Friendship”, added Police Colonel SALVADOR N RADAM.##

SOURCE: COCPO PIO

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