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NBI raises alarm over use of minors in drug trade
The Freeman
|June 18, 2025
The National Bureau of Investigation Cebu District Office (NBI-CEBDO) has raised concerns over the alleged use of minors in the illegal drug trade following a buy-bust operation in Sitio Manga, Barangay Tisa, where a suspect was reportedly employing young girls to repack shabu.
NBI-CEBDO Agent-in-Charge Arnel Pura told reporters yesterday, June 17, that agents arrested 37-year-old Alvin Plando, a resident of the same barangay, on the afternoon of Monday, June 16.
Pura said the operation stemmed from reliable information that Plando had been using minors to repack illegal drugs.
“This is quite alarming and that’s why we have that urgent instruction to conduct appropriate action and rescue these alleged minors,” said Pura.
Seized during the operation were 18 medium-sized packets of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P270,000. Drug paraphernalia and equipment believed to be used for repacking the drugs were also confiscated.
The operation, conducted in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), also led to the rescue of a 16-year-old girl, who is three months pregnant.
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