MANILA, Philippines — Police officers were about to arrest two drug suspects after a buy-bust operation in San Andres, Manila, when relatives of the suspects tried to stop the law enforcers. The Ermita Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit, led by Lt. Job Jimenez, launched the operation against Abdullah Maute, 29, and Saadudin Alawiya, 28 — both included in the Manila Police District’s (MPD) Drug Watchlist. After the drug deal, anti-drug police officers moved in to arrest the suspects. The arresting officers then called up a reinforcement team from the MPD Headquarters who eventually helped collar the drug suspects. Seized during the bust were shabu worth P258,400, a digital weighing scale, cellphone, P1,000 worth of marked money, and boodle money worth P6,000.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 13, 2020 16:07 UTC