AUTHORITIES arrested a high-value target in a drug bust in Barangay Ma-a, Davao City on Nov. 2.
Police only identified him as Rafa, a 20-year-old resident of Barangay Ilang, Tibungco. He was apprehended after reportedly selling a sachet of suspected shabu worth P13,600 to an undercover police officer.
Captain Hazel Tuazon, the spokesperson of the Davao City Police Office, said the suspect was considered a top ten city-level drug target.
During a subsequent search, police seized additional drug paraphernalia and cash from the suspect with a total value of P34,000. The seized items were sent to the Regional Forensic Unit XI for laboratory examination.
Meanwhile, the suspect is now detained at the police station, facing a charge of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Photo courtesy of DCPO
