Three drug suspects were arrested while more than Php1.1 million worth of suspected illegal drugs were confiscated in separate anti-drug operations conducted by PRO3 in Bataan and Bulacan. Authorities reaffirmed their intensified campaign against illegal drugs to help keep communities across Central Luzon safe and secure. (Jason de Asis)
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) intensified its anti-illegal drug campaign following two separate buy-bust operations in Bataan and Bulacan that resulted in the arrest of three drug suspects and the confiscation of more than Php1.1 million worth of suspected illegal drugs.
In Mariveles, Bataan, joint operatives from the Bataan Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Unit, Mariveles Municipal Police Station, Provincial Intelligence Unit, 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a 42-year-old High-Value Individual identified only as “Leon” during a buy-bust operation conducted on May 14, 2026, in Sto. Domingo Village, Barangay San Isidro.
Authorities recovered approximately 100 grams of suspected shabu valued at Php680,000, around one kilogram of suspected marijuana worth Php120,000, marked buy-bust money, and a cellular phone allegedly used in illegal drug transactions.
Meanwhile, in Santa Maria, Bulacan, operatives of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit of Santa Maria Municipal Police Station, together with personnel from the Bulacan Provincial Intelligence Unit, Bulacan PIT East, RIU3, and PDEA Bulacan, arrested two suspects identified as alias “Payo” and alias “Michelle” during another anti-drug operation conducted in Barangay Camangyanan.
Confiscated from the suspects were approximately 55 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of Php374,000, including marked money used in the operation.
All arrested suspects are now under police custody while charges for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against them.
PRO3 Regional Director Police Brigadier General Jess B. Mendez commended the operating units for the successful operations and reaffirmed the police force’s commitment to intensifying intelligence-driven anti-illegal drug campaigns across Central Luzon.
“These successful operations reflect our strengthened campaign against illegal drugs and our continued commitment to maintaining safe and peaceful communities,” Mendez said. (Jason de Asis)