• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The 36 anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas from April 20 to 26 led to the neutralization of 42 drug personalities and yielded P8.7 million worth of illegal drugs.
Of the 42 arrested drug suspects, seven were classified as high-value while 35 are street-level individuals.
In a statement, PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, police regional spokesperson, said about 1.29 kilograms of suspected shabu, with an estimated market value of P8,785,600 and five grams of dried marijuana leaves valued at P600 were seized by operatives of various police units across the region.
The Bacolod City Police Office seized 130 grams while Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office recovered 24 grams of illegal drugs. | GB
