00:00Five individuals were arrested in Angono, Rizal after they were caught with more than 2.7 million pesos in the amount of the alleged shabu.
00:08This is Denise Osorio at the center of the news.
00:11The alleged shabu, worth more than 2.7 million pesos, was seized by the Rizal Provincial Police Office and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Barangay San Isidro, Angono, Rizal.
00:25In the by-bust operation, five individuals were arrested who were involved in the use and sale of illegal drugs.
00:33According to Rizal Provincial Police Director Police Colonel Felipe Maragon, three of the suspects are considered high-value individuals while the other two are street-level drug personalities.
00:44Two of them were previously arrested for cases related to illegal drugs.
00:50In the operation, 13 sachets of the alleged shabu, weighing almost 400 grams, were confiscated.
00:56Aside from this, 5,000 pesos of by-bust money, 2,000 pesos of drug money, cellphones, a weighing scale, and a bag were recovered.
01:07According to Maragon, their source of drugs is from an individual who is also a resident of Angono, who is currently the subject of a follow-up operation.
01:16According to Maragon, their source of drugs is from an individual who is also a resident of Angono, who is currently the subject of a follow-up operation.
01:20Through online transaction and by the left, that's the mode of transport, how they conduct the drug trade.
01:31Maragon added that this is the biggest drug confiscation that the Rizal Provincial Police Office has ever done for the entry of 2025.
01:39But the suspects are defenseless. They have nothing to do with illegal activities.
01:44According to one of them, he is the only construction worker who was involved in the incident.
01:50I was just working, and then they caught me.
01:55We were going to sell the water, but someone else brought a bucket. Then they caught me.
02:00The five suspects are currently under the custody of the Angono Police Custodial Facility and will file a case against them under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, ORA 9165.
02:11Denise Osorio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
