TAGUM CITY, Davao delNorte— Drug  den dismantled in Tagum City while den care-taker was arrested during the buy-bust operation that agents of the  Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office XI - Davao del Norte Provincial Office conducted on August 12 passed 11:00 in the evening at Purok Mangga, Lower La Union, Barangay Mankilam, Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

PDEA Regional Director Aileen  T. Lovitos identified the subject as  Edgar Alfonso Jr., alias Paso, 32 years old, single, food delivery rider and a resident of the said place.

He  was arrested for selling one piece of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride locally known as “shabu” weighing more or less one gram worth Php. 8,000 to the PDEA agent who acted as poseur buyer. 

During the operation, two drug den visitors identified as Ramil Roy Monteroso and Aldrin Nuñez were also arrested.

Confiscated during the operation were 11 pieces of heat sealed transparent plastic sachets with suspected shabu in different sizes weighing more or 13 grams with street value of Php. 195,000, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust marked money. 

The suspects will be charged for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) Section 6 (Maintenance of a Drug Den), Section 7 (Employees and Visitors of a Den), 13 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings,) and Section 14 (Possession of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PDEA XI)