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John Unson - Philstar.com
April 1, 2026 | 5:38pm
The two suspects arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 9 at the border of Zamboanga Sibugay province and Zamboanga City on March 31, 2026, will be prosecuted for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Photo courtesy of Philstar.com / John Unson
COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents seized P3.4 million worth of shabu from two traffickers, one wounded in a shootout, during an entrapment operation late Tuesday, March 31, in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, which went haywire.
Agents and officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 9 told reporters on Wednesday, April 1, that the suspects, one of whom was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment, are now both in detention.
Bryan Babang, director of PDEA 9, said the duo first fled in a getaway vehicle toward Zamboanga City after realizing they had sold half a kilo of shabu to non-uniformed anti-narcotics agents in a location in Ipil, the provincial capital.
Babang said the suspects were cornered by pursuing PDEA 9 agents and policemen at the boundary of Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga City, where one of them pulled out a pistol and opened fire, sparking a gunfight that left him wounded.
The suspects, both from Metro Manila, were eventually subdued and handcuffed by PDEA 9 agents with assistance from policemen from units of the Police Regional Office 9. The suspect injured in the shootout is now confined to a hospital.
Besides P3.4 million worth of shabu, PDEA 9 agents and policemen also confiscated a .45-caliber pistol and the Mitsubishi Montero SUV used by the suspects to transport shabu to their contacts in Region 9 and provinces in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
