Ronnie Yanuario Posted on October 7, 2026 at 6:21 am
Tacloban City — A 34-year-old man was arrested after police seized 25.34 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P172,312 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 107, Sta. Elena, Tacloban City, on Monday evening, October 5.
The suspect was identified as alias “Butchok,” a butcher and resident of the barangay and police listed him as a Regional Priority Target List (RPTL) drug personality.
The Drug Enforcement Team of Tacloban City Police Station 3 conducted the operation at around 6:26 p.m., recovering 10 sachets containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu.
Police also seized a black coin purse allegedly used to hold the suspected drugs, a P500 bill bearing serial number AT0908827, and 16 pieces of P1,000 bills used as boodle money during the operation.
According to police records, Butchok had also been arrested in 2019.
He is currently detained at the Tacloban City Police Station 3 lock-up facility and is facing charges for alleged violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The confiscated items were secured for documentation and proper disposition, police said.
Photos by: Ronnie Yanuario
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