ORMOC CITY — Three sachets containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu were seized from a delivery driver during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the local police at around 11:09 p.m. on Saturday, November 29, in Barangay San Isidro, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte.
The suspect, identified only by the alias “Jade,” 31, single, and a resident of Barangay San Isidro, was arrested after allegedly selling one sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover operative for P1,000.
During the body search, conducted in the presence of law-mandated witnesses, two additional sachets of suspected shabu were recovered. Police also seized the P1,000 marked money used in the operation and cash totaling P19,941 in different denominations.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he could understand.
Charges for violations of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against the suspect, who is now temporarily detained at the locked-up cell of the Saint Bernard Municipal Police Station.
(ROBERT DEJON)
