MJ, meth seized in Nueva Ecija drug den
Marijuana and methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, were seized from five drug suspects following a buy-bust operation that also led to the dismantling of a drug den at 6:55 p.m. in Barangay Camp Tinio, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija on October 11, 2026.
PDEA Nueva Ecija Provincial Office identified the arrested suspects by their aliases as:
- Kalbo, male, 44 years old;
- Nono, male, 23 years old;
- Tonio, male, 56 years old;
- Roni, male, 40 years old; and
- Jun, male, 39 years old.
Operating teams recovered approximately 13.17 grams of suspected shabu worth Php 89,556.00, roughly 2.48 grams of marijuana (valued at Php 297.00), assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money.
Confiscated illegal drugs will be forwarded to the PDEA-3 Laboratory Section for forensic examination and confirmation.
The operation was conducted by the combined elements of the PDEA Nueva Ecija Provincial Office and the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office – Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU).
Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are now being prepared for filing in court against the suspects.