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Barangay President arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sual, Pangasinan
Barangay President arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sual, Pangasinan
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Barangay President arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sual, Pangasinan
by Angelica Matabang08 August 2025
Photo Courtesy: Sual PNP

A 34-year-old woman was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Sual Philippine National Police (PNP) in Pangasinan.

The suspect is the President of Barangay Poblacion and a street-level individual. In a report by Officer-in-Charge Chief of Police Captain John Ramos, personnel of the Sual Municipal Police Station conducted an operation in the drug enforcement unit after coordinating with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 (PDEA RO1).

In the operation, the police personnel pretended to buy a plastic sachet containing suspected shabu (methamphetamine), weighing 0.3 grams, with a standard drug price of PHP2,040.00. Along with the illegal drugs, the PNP confiscated a 500 peso bill as buy-bust money, and a 1,000 peso bill as boodle money.

The suspect was immediately arrested and will face charges for violation of the Republic Act 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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