PDEA official, 2 agents nabbed in Taguig buy-bust op

An official and two agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Upper Bicutan, Taguig City Tuesday night.

According to a report of GMA News’ Unang Balita on Wednesday, the suspects were identified as PDEA Southern District Office chief Enrique Lucero, and agents Anthony Vic Alabastro and Jaireh Llaguno.

Their driver Mark Warren Mallo was also arrested.

SPD chief Police Brigadier General Kirby Kraft said recovered items from the suspects were a kilogram of suspected shabu, four firearms, a digital weighing scale, and the buy-bust money.

According to a police report from Kraft, around P9.18 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated from the suspects.

The suspects did not give a statement on the matter.

Kraft refused to disclose further information about the operation, which was conducted by the police and PDEA, because a follow-up operation is still ongoing. 

For his part, PDEA director general Moro Virgilio Lazo said: “Tulungan kami dito sa trabaho namin to…this campaign against illegal drugs and we agreed na wala ano dito…no sacred cows.”

(We help each other in our job in this campaign against illegal drugs and we agreed that there are no sacred cows here.) — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA Integrated News

PDEA official, 2 agents nabbed in Taguig buy-bust op
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