ORMOC CITY– Four suspected drug personalities were arrested while sachets of suspected shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tombo,Alangalang, Leyte on Friday night, March 20.
Operatives conducted the operation around 10:25 p.m., targeting alias “Raven,” 37, a resident of the village. Also arrested were alias “Naldo,” 31; “Peter,” 32; and “Jose,” 38, all residents of Barangay Salvacion Poblacion.
Police said an operative was able to purchase one sachet of suspected shabu from “Raven” for P500. A subsequent body search yielded two more sachets from him along with the marked money.
Additional sachets were also recovered from the three other suspects, along with drug paraphernalia, mobile phones, and an empty plastic sachet.
The total weight and value of the confiscated illegal drugs are still being determined.
The suspects were informed of their rights and are now detained at the Alangalang Municipal Police Station. Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, have been filed against them.
(ROBERT DEJON)
