P10.2 million worth of shabu seized in 2 drug ops

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March 15, 2026 | 5:10pm

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 9 and policemen seized a total of P10.2 million worth of shabu from three peddlers entrapped in two separate anti-narcotics operations on Saturday, March 14.

The first to fall in the two joint PDEA 9-police entrapment operations were Arnold Delos Reyes, 39, and his 22-year-old accomplice, Ben Piedad, residents of Barangays Tetuan and Calarian in Zamboanga City, respectively.

Bryan Babang, director of PDEA 9, told reporters on Sunday that their agents, backed by operatives from different units of the Zamboanga City Police Office, had seized from the duo half a kilo of shabu, costing P3.4 million, during an entrapment operation along Mayor Jaldon Street in Barangay Canelar, laid with the help of tipsters and local executives.

Several hours later, PDEA 9 agents and policemen confiscated from the 27-year-old Brandon Abilul a kilo of shabu, worth P6.9 million, during a tradeoff along Corcuera Street in Barangay Zone-4 in Zamboanga City.

Babang said they are grateful to police units in Zamboanga City that are under the Police Regional Office 9, led by its director, Brig. Gen. Police Brigadier General Edwin Quilates, for supporting both entrapment operations.

Babang said local executives, among them Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso, who is presiding chairperson of their multi-sector city peace and order council, were also instrumental in both entrapment operations that led to the arrest of the three shabu dealers and confiscation from them of P10.2 million worth of shabu.

Babang said they are to prosecute the three detained suspects for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 using the shabu confiscated from them as evidence.