A suspected street-level drug personality was arrested and roughly ₱206,040 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Rizal, Taguig City, late Wednesday night, October 14, 2026.
The suspect, identified as the 36-year-old unemployed “Rolando,” a resident of the same barangay, was cornered at approximately 11:55 P.M. in front of a basketball court along Lovebird Street.
Operatives from the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of the Taguig City Police Station executed the entrapment operation under PDEA Control No. 17-00-10142026-035.
The sting yielded approximately 30.3 grams of suspected shabu packed inside nine heat-sealed plastic sachets, along with a ₱500 bill used as marked buy-bust money and a pink coin purse.
Following his arrest, the suspect was brought to the SDEU office for documentation and the preparation of formal criminal complaints.
He faces charges for violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).
Southern Police District Director Police Brigadier General Rodel A. Pastor issued a stern warning to those involved in the narcotics trade, highlighting the district’s unrelenting anti-drug campaign.
“To those who continue to sell and use illegal drugs, stop now before it is too late. We will not let up in enforcing the law to protect our communities and prevent more lives from being destroyed by illegal drugs,” PBGen. Pastor stated.
The SPD reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining aggressive, intelligence-driven operations to eradicate illegal drugs across its jurisdictions.
