Police Colonel Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office director, identified the arrested suspects as Kenneth Tan Pang, 43, tagged as a high-value individual; Junior Usman Kirang, 33; and Bensal Jimenez Paradji, 29.
Lorenzo said they were arrested in a buy-bust operation around 3:25 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at a pension house in San Jose Cawa-Cawa village, Zamboanga City.
Lorenzo said seized from the arrested suspects were some 100 grams of suspected shabu worth P680,000, a cellular phone and a sling bag.
The suspects were detained while formal charges are set to be filed against them in court.
Meanwhile, Lorenzo lauded the team of policemen who launched the anti-drug operation that led to the successful arrest of the suspects.
“This accomplishment is a testament to our perseverance in pursuing our common goal of safeguarding Zamboanga City from the spread of dangerous substances,” he added. (SunStar Zamboanga)
Source: SunStar (https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1935889/zamboanga/local-news/high-value-individual-2-others-nabbed-p680-k-shabu-seized)
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