Cops seize P1M worth of marijuana, arrest suspect in GenSan

Inquirer.net - Oct 17, 2026

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Police seized about nine kilograms of suspected marijuana worth P1.016 million and arrested a 21-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in General Santos City on Friday night, Oct. 16. The suspect, identified only as alias “Mels,” of Barangay Fatima, was arrested at around 8:42 p.m. in Silway Darimco, Barangay Dadiangas

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