BAGUIO CITY – Authorities arrested a 20-year-old man during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Legarda-Burnham-Kisad, Baguio City, on December 7.
The suspect, a jobless resident of Sitio Saddle, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet, was found with three elongated brown packages containing suspected high-grade marijuana or Kush.
The confiscated drugs weighed approximately 3,000 grams and were valued at ₱4.5 million.
Non-drug evidence recovered included 155 pieces of five-hundred-peso boodle money, a brown iPhone 6, an ecobag, IDs, and ₱15,000 in genuine cash.
The suspect was taken into custody by the Special Operations Unit-Cordillera for documentation, while the seized evidence will undergo laboratory examination.
The operation was conducted by a joint team from various law enforcement units, including the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Baguio City Police.