Big-Time Drug Operator In Jolo, Sulu Nabbed By PDEA-BARMM
JOLO – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in BARMM has arrested a big-time drug operator in Jolo, Sulu over the weekend.
According to GMA News, PDEA-BARMM regional director Juvenal Azurin reported that his officers, along with members of the Army’s 35th IB, the Bangsamoro regional police, the CIDG-BARMM, the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Jolo police, the PDEA-9, and government intelligence communities, have collared the suspect identified as Ejek Abduhalim.
The operation was conducted in Port Area Extension, Barangay Waled in the said municipality.
Retrieved from the suspect were three kilos of suspected illegal drugs that were hidden in Chinese tea bags.
“Kung makikita ang packaging ng illegal drugs, from outside sources, ibig sabihin imported [It can be seen from the packaging of the illegal drugs that they were from outside sources, meaning imported]. We already identified where is the source of the said confiscated illegal drugs and hopefully we can conduct follow-up operations,”
The regional director pointed to the Golden Triangle Cartel, which produces and operates on the tri-borders of Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia as the group penetrating the country using entry points in the island provinces in BARMM.
He added that they transport drugs from Malaysia using the island provinces of Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi for distribution.
“We have just started. There is good transfer of intelligence, we have a good relationship with other government security forces in collaboration and coordination. Hopefully we can get a better and bigger picture of how illegal drugs trade thriving in Sulu,”
What is concerning for the agency, however, is the existence of a potential narco-terror group providing security to illegal drugs operators in the province.
“Malaking possibility yun, kasi malaking pera ang illegal drugs. Some of the drug personalities employ the services of these terrorists in exchange for supporting them with drug money to buy armaments to fight against us,”
Based on the report, Sulu is the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group, which has connections to the Islamic State and has been viciously carrying out bombings and kidnappings in the region.
The suspect will be charged for violating the Dangerous Drugs Act.
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