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A Nigerian man was arrested on Tuesday, July 12 by joint elements of the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency Region 3 (PDEA RO-3) and PDEA-National Capital Region
(PDEA-NCR) in a drug sting inside a resto bar along Don Juan Sumulong
Highway in Barangay Sto. Niแฟo, Marikina City, Philipine.
According to Manila Bulletin, the 33-year-old
Nigerian identified as Ejike Okoye (alias “Martin”) is believed to be a
member of West African Drug Syndicate operating in Metro Manila and
nearby provinces of Central Luzon.
Nigerian identified as Ejike Okoye (alias “Martin”) is believed to be a
member of West African Drug Syndicate operating in Metro Manila and
nearby provinces of Central Luzon.
PDEA RO-3 director Emerson Margate revealed that PDEA RO-3 agents
were able to secure a drug deal from Okoye to purchase of 300 grams of
shabu for PHP360,000. They agreed to meet inside the resto bar in
Marikina City. That was where they arrested the suspect.
were able to secure a drug deal from Okoye to purchase of 300 grams of
shabu for PHP360,000. They agreed to meet inside the resto bar in
Marikina City. That was where they arrested the suspect.
Confiscated from the Nigerian were six
medium-sized resealable transparent plastic sachets containing a white
crystalline substance suspected to be shabu with a street value of
PHP1,050,000 and the marked money used in the anti-drug operation.
medium-sized resealable transparent plastic sachets containing a white
crystalline substance suspected to be shabu with a street value of
PHP1,050,000 and the marked money used in the anti-drug operation.
The suspect was brought in PDEA Jail Facility in Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga for further investigation.
