By Connie Calipay

BUSTED. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 5 (Bicol) account for the seized PHP1.3 million suspected shabu drug items from a female drug peddling suspect (seated in handcuffs) following a buy-bust operation in Ligao City, Albay on Wednesday (March 4, 226). The suspect is working as a job order employee for the Guinobatan town government in the province. (Photo courtesy of PDEA-5)

LEGAZPI CITY – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 5 (Bicol) arrested a female job order employee found in possession of more than PHP1.3 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Ligao City, Albay on Wednesday.

The PDEA-5, in a report on Thursday, identified the arrested suspect only as alias Nef, 46, a job order employee of the Guinobatan town government in Albay.

“The suspect, classified as a high-value target, was caught during the operation with 200 grams of suspected shabu,” the agency said in its report.

The operation was led by PDEA-5’s Regional Special Enforcement Team 1, with support from other PDEA teams and personnel from various provincial police units.

The suspect in custody is currently facing charges for violating Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PNA)