TWO SUSPECTED drug dealers, one a high-value regional target, were arrested in a buy-bust operation around 10:20 a.m. along Bypass Road in Lower Balite, Barangay Buhangin on Saturday morning.
Captain Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson for the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), identified the suspects as alias Alex and alias Bobong.
Alex, a married laborer from Barangay Kabasalan in Pikit, North Cotabato, is reportedly among the top four regional targets. Bobong, a 32-year-old cashier, resides along Pine Tree Street in the Buhangin district.
The Davao City Forensic Unit took custody of the confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of over P369,000.
Both suspects will face a charge of violating sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
