2 ARMM drug dealers nabbed in Davao

By Funny Pearl A. Gajunera
TWO alleged notorious dealers of illegal drugs based in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were arrested in Davao City Sunday morning.
Nabbed in a joint operation by operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11, PDEA-ARMM, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and Crmininal Investigation and Detection Group 11 were Zanaida Buaco and Marco Bua of the Bua Group.
Both Buaco and Bua were collared at around 5:30 a.m. in his residence at #95 Kingfisher St. along St. Michael, Ma-a after the lawmen served a warrant of arrest. They didn’t resist arrest.
Buaco is the leader of the Bua Group while Bua is an alleged member of the 14K drug syndicate. Bua is also a top target in PDEA-ARMM’s most wanted personality list.
Police also seized during the raid one sachet of white crystalline commonly known as shabu weighing 50 grams with an estimated street value of P425,000.
Bua is a former municipal councilor of Mother Kabuntalan, Cotabato City and a priority target in the PDEA-ARMMS’s most wanted personality list
Police Regional office (PRO) 11 Spokesperson Supt. Antonio Rivera said Bua was a member of 14K Drug Group.
He said the operation also resulted to the apprehension of Buaco.
DCPO Director Sr. Supt. Vicente Danao Jr. said they have been monitoring the BuaGroups, which operates in Central and Southern Mindanao.
“Kasama yan sila sa meeting natin nung nakaraan. They might take advantage of the festivity kasi masaya. Others take advantage and do illegal peddling of drugs. Balak siguro nila na mag benta dito kaya nandito sila sa Davao (They were on the agenda of our meeting the last time. They might take advantage of the festivity. They were planning to sell drugs here, that’s why they are here,” Danao said.
Danao said the Bua group is considered as a drug pipeline which distributes drugs in different parts of Mindanao.