TABUK CITY, KALINGA – Two million, two hundred eighty thousand pesos (PhP2,280,000.00) or close to two million three hundred thousand pesos (PhP2.3M) worth of nineteen pieces dried marijuana bricks weighing approximately nineteen (19) kilos was seized yesterday February 13, 2025 in Barangay Agbannawag, Tabuk City, Kalinga in a joint drug buy bust operation that resulted to the capture of a 27 years old man after he sold marijuana bricks sealed in a sack to an undercover agent. But, the said suspect later managed to escape and is now at large, on the lookout by authorities. He will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The joint buy bust operation was conducted by elements of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Office with the assistance of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Cordillera-Kalinga Provincial Office. – By: Baby Tong
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