A suspected ‘drug queen’ responsible for the proliferation of illegal drugs in Cebu City was arrested during a buy-bust operation last Saturday, according to a report from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
CIDG Director Victor Deona identified the arrested suspect as Mary Ann Chee Ruta, 33, a resident of Juan Luna Avenue, Barangay Mabolo in Cebu City.
Police said P1.1 million worth of shabu was taken from Ruta’s possession.
Deona said Ruta was collared by agents of the CIDG regional office and Anti-Illegal Drug Team of Cebu City Police Office at around 1 p.m. in Barangay Capitol Site.
Ruta first handed a medium-size sachet containing shabu to a police poseur-buyer for P10,000. She was immediately handcuffed after the transaction.
A further search yielded five medium and two large sachets containing shabu, with an estimated weight of 100 grams and a value amounting to P1,180,000.
Also confiscated from Ruta as evidence was the marked money, P4,000 cash, a cellular phone, a Postal and Philhealth IDs, and a black pouch.
“Ruta is affiliated with the ‘Jaguar Group’ involved in illegal drug trade operating in Cebu,” Deona said.
He said she has been charged for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Dangerous Drugs Law) and temporarily detained at the custodial facility of CIDG-Cebu.