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High-value suspect nabbed in Zamboanga City drug sting

Authorities arrested an alleged drug pusher named 'Jain' during a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City. The suspect was found with 50 grams of suspected shabu worth approximately PHP 340,000, along with a digital weighing scale and the buy-bust money. Jain faces charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Authorities arrested the suspect during the drug buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City on Tuesday night, June 16, 2026. Photo by PDEA9

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – An alleged notorious drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) along Calle Imbornal, Barangay Sta. Catalina, in Zamboanga City on Tuesday night.

The PDEA Zamboanga City Office led other law enforcement units during the operation launched at around 8:10 p.m.

READ: P20.4M shabu seized in Zamboanga City; 2 arrested

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Authorities identified the suspect as alias “Jain,” 42, married, a college graduate, and a resident of Zamboanga City.

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Confiscated from the suspect was one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing about 50 grams of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), with a standard drug value of P340,000. Also recovered were a digital weighing scale and the buy-bust money.

The suspect is facing charges for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) under Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./coa

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High-value suspect nabbed in Zamboanga City drug sting

Authorities arrested an alleged drug pusher named 'Jain' during a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City. The suspect was found with 50 grams of suspected shabu worth approximately PHP 340,000, along with a digital weighing scale and the buy-bust money. Jain faces charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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