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00:00More than P7 million worth of humanoid high-grade marijuana was confiscated in a by-bus operation in Mandaluyong.
00:06Last but not least, the suspect confessed to the police that they are making transactions with their buyers online.
00:13EJ Gomez has the first news.
00:16In this apartment in Barangay Plainview, Mandaluyong City, police arrested in a by-bus operation last night the suspect of illegal drug trafficking.
00:29They were fined more than P5 million worth of kush or high-grade marijuana.
00:35The amount of drugs confiscated is estimated to be P7.5 million.
00:40The arrest of the two suspects of peddling marijuana is the result of information from Marikina City Police that all the arrests of kush are said to have come from here.
01:01In fruit cocktail cans, the suspects are hiding the high-grade marijuana they are selling.
01:06The cans are even labeled as imported canned goods.
01:10When it's delivered, it's not obvious that it's illegal drugs or marijuana or kush.
01:19The canister is of a different kind.
01:23It's hard to detect in the naked eye.
01:27When you see it, it's like a fruit cocktail.
01:32According to the investigation, the suspects Alias Maymay and Janjan have been peddling marijuana for two years.
01:38They are 28 years old and former residents of Malate, Manila.
01:42They refused to give a statement in front of the camera.
01:45No comment.
01:48In their statement to the police, they said that the transaction was online to their customers from various places in Metro Manila.
01:56They will meet up in Mandaluyong and there they will give the drugs they ordered.
02:01The male suspect also admitted to using the drugs they were selling.
02:06In the custodial facility of Mandaluyong Police Station, the suspects are currently in jail.
02:11They will face a complaint of violation of Republic Act 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
02:19This is the first news. EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.
