Busted Iloilo drug suspect yields P2.8-M meth

Inquirer.net - Sep 22, 2026

ILOILO CITY — Authorities arrested a 32-year-old “high-value” drug suspect and seized some P2.84 million worth of suspected meth during an anti-illegal drug operation late Monday night in the municipality of Estancia, Iloilo. The suspect, identified by police as alias “Dave,” was arrested in his neighborhood in Barangay Poblacion Zone 2 at around 11:09 p.m.

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