P8.7M drugs seized from businessman in Taguig

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 06:34:30 +0000

POLICE swooped down on Wednesday morning on a hotel in Taguig City where they arrested a businessman who had in his possession illegal drugs worth P8.7 million.

Domingo Uy Jr., 44, was arrested at 1 a.m. inside a room in Shangri-La at the Fort, Bonifacio Global City.

Col. Alexander Santos, Taguig police chief, said the arrest was made after police and elements from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) responded to a call from hotel security.

Seized inside Uy’s unit were six packs of ecstasy estimated to be worth P6,864,600; 22 packs of high-grade cocaine worth P1,855,000; 103 grams of molly worth P51,500; and bundles of cash worth P720,346.

Uy has been taken to the Taguig City Police Station where he awaits charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. NEIL JAYSON N. SERVALLOS

 

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