Motorcycle mechanic nabbed for selling shabu

A mechanic was arrested by agents of the Davao del Norte Provincial Office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 11 (PDEA RO 11) during a buy-bust operation conducted at around 2:43 A.M. on June 9, 2026, in Purok Lanzones, Barangay Visayan Village, Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

The arrested suspect of the operation identified as “Alias Archie”, 43 years old, was apprehended after selling one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing suspected shabu worth ₱7,000 to a PDEA operative acting as a poseur-buyer.

Also seized during the operation were three heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, with an approximate total weight of three grams and an estimated street value of Php 21,000, along with the marked buy-bust money.

The suspect will be charged for violation of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, as amended.

(PDEA 11)