PDEA 11 dismantles drug den in Mati City, arrests 4
PDEA 11 dismantles drug den in Mati City, arrests 4
DAVAO CITY - Anti-narcotics agents destroyed an alleged drug den and arrested its operator and three cohorts during a joint buy-bust operation in Purok Centro, Barangay Matiao, Mati City, Davao Oriental, on Thursday morning, July 30, 2026.

Philippine Drug Enforcement (PDEA) 11 reported that the operation resulted in the arrest of a  drug den maintainer, identified only as alias Jek-Jek, 37 years old and his employee. 

Jek Jek was arrested after he sold one sachet of suspected shabu worth ₱1,000 to a PDEA operative acting as a poseur-buyer during the buy-bust operation.

Among those arrested were two  drug den visitors  identified  as aliases  Den-Den and alias Ep-Ep.

Seized from the suspects  were five sachets of suspected shabu in varying sizes, with an estimated total weight of approximately 25 grams, with a standard drug price of ₱170,000, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the marked buy-bust money.

The  suspects are set to face charges for violations  of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. 


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