Lady medrep arrested in drug bust in Makati

MANILA, Philippines - Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency nabbed a lady medical representative during an entrapment operation in Makati City, seizing a total of 10 boxes of the prohibited drug, oxycodone hydrochloride.

The PDEA said that the confiscated illegal drug has the brand name Oxycontin that comes in tablet form, with a dosage of 40 milligrams each. It said that each confiscated box contained 28 tablets of the illegal drug.

"Oxycodone is a dangerous drug included in the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol. It is an opioid narcotic pain reliever that has similar effects to morphine,” PDEA director general Arturo Cacdac. Jr said, citing an annex in Republic Act, 9165, or the Comprehensive dangerous Drug Act of 2002.

Reports showed that last Feb. 18, agents of PDEA Regional Office 3 arrested Cherry Anne Que, 33, a medical representative, of Block 13, Lot 79, Phase 6, Carmona Estates Subdivision, Carmona, Cavite City after she sold the tablets to a PDEA poseur-buyer in front of a popular drug store along Amorsolo Street, Makati City.

Another 20 tablets placed inside a resealable zipper container were seized, bringing to 300 the number of Oxycodone tablets were seized during the operation.

The PDEA said that the confiscated drugs are worth at least P100,000.

Also seized from the suspect were a Toyota Vios( ZMX-986), a mobile phone and the buy-bust money.

“She (Que) is reportedly engaged in the selling of pharmaceutical products and medical drugs to licensed practitioners and establishments, but unfortunately, she opted to peddle the dangerous drugs to the underground market, thus putting in danger innocent lives,” Cacdac said.

Que is now facing charges for selling dangerous drugs in violation of the anti-drug law.