DAVAO ORIENTAL--- Recidivist illegal drugs  offender was again arrested recently  in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental in a  buy-bust operation jointly undertaken at around 10:00 p.m. on July 29, 2022 by the joint operatives of government enforcement agencies..

Involved in the buy-bust operation conducted  specifically at Purok Baybay, Barangay Bobon, City of Mati   were  the operatives of Davao Oriental Provincial Office of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office XI together with Police Regional Office XI Regional Intelligence Unit, Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and Mati City Police Station

Arrested was identified as Abdul Wahid Tagabunlang Tamay @ Wawa, 41 years old, married and a resident of Barangay Central, Mati City, Davao Oriental. He was arrested for selling one piece small elongated heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride locally known as “shabu” worth Php. 1,000 to PDEA Agent who acted as poseur buyer.

Two pieces of heat sealed transparent plastic sachets with suspected shabu weighing more or less three grams with a street value of Php. 45,000, drug paraphernalia and the buy-bust marked money were also seized during the operation.

Wawa was previously arrested for violation of R.A 9165 last 2010 for selling illegal drugs. He availed the plea bargaining and was released last 2019. He was arrested again for possession of drug paraphernalia on January 2022. He posted bail and was released last February 2022.

Unrepentant, he went back to his old ways of selling illegal drugs, and eventually got arrested again for violation of the anti- drug law. The suspect will be charged for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 12 (Possession of Drug Paraphernalia), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.  (PDEA XI/ jmda)