Suspect nabbed over P1.8M-worth shabu

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
Operatives of an interdiction team composed of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11, Task Force (TF) Davao and Toril Police Station arrested a 23-year-old man who brought a P1.8 million worth of shabu at the Task Force Davao checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril on Monday night.
The suspect was identified as Renz Nicole N. Tuban a resident of Zone 2, San Vicente Buhangin, Davao City.
Tuban was arrested for possession of about 200 grams of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) with an estimated value of P1.8 million at around 9:30 p.m.
The PDEA classified Tuban, in their report, as one of the big time drug perpetrators operating in the region.
In an interview yesterday, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace C. Driz said the suspect was arrested after he tried to evade being whisked by the personnel of Task Force Davao.
“Pagbaba niya sa van, mura siya og dili mapakali. Nag-attempt siya na mag-evade sa inspection maong napansin siya (When he went down from the Public Utility Van, the suspect was uneasy. He attempted to evade the inspection that was why he was noted),” she said.
Driz said the suspect went to the comfort room in the nearby store and when he went back to the TF Davao inspection. Tuban insisted not to be inspected.
She said the inspectors also insisted to check the suspect and they found the four big sachets of shabu inside his belt bag.
Driz said the interdiction had no specific target during that time but it just happened that Tuban tried to evade the inspection which resulted to his arrest.
The suspect is now detained at PDEA 11 detention facility in Camp Domingo Leonor.
Tuban is now facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.