ORMOC CITY– An incumbent barangay kagawad was arrested in a buy-bust operation jointly conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the station drug enforcement team of the local police on Thursday afternoon, November 6, in Barangay Sawang, this town.
Police identified the suspect as alias “Mon,” 35, single, a barangay kagawad of Barangay Sta. Fe and a resident of the same village. He is classified as a high-value individual (HVI) on the drug watchlist of both the local police and PDEA.
The operation, carried out around 3:20 p.m., resulted in the confiscation of eight sachets containing white crystalline substances suspected to be shabu. One sachet was sold to an undercover operative for P500, while seven more sachets were recovered from a green plastic container found in the suspect’s possession.
Authorities also seized a P500 marked bill, P1,031 in cash of various denominations, one motorcycle key, and a blue-black SYN motorcycle used by the suspect.
Police said the seized suspected shabu weighed approximately 0.85 grams, with an estimated Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) value of P5,780.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he fully understood.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, have been filed against him before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office. He is currently detained at the Carigara Municipal Police Station lock-up cell.
(ROBERT DEJON)
