P3. 6-M ‘shabu’ seized from alleged Lanao Sur big-time drug peddler

Inquirer.net - Oct 15, 2026

COTABATO CITY — In a span of less than a week, another alleged big-time drug peddler in Lanao del Sur was arrested, yielding P3.6 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Taraka town on Thursday, police said. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Christopher Abecia, Director for Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR),

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