ORMOC CITY – A 38-year-old carpenter was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of Police Station 6 of the Ormoc City Police Office (OCPO) on Friday afternoon, May 9, in Brgy. Boroc.
Police identified the suspect as alias “Naldo,” a resident of Brgy. Bantigue, married, and classified as a street-level individual on the station’s drug watchlist.
According to Police Captain Jefferson Barrios, chief of Police Station 6, the operation resulted in the recovery of three sachets containing white crystalline substances suspected to be shabu.
One sachet weighing 0.16 grams was purchased by an undercover operative for P500, while two additional sachets weighing 1.79 grams were recovered during a body search witnessed by barangay officials and members of the media.
In a brief interview, the suspect admitted to both using and selling illegal drugs, citing low income from his carpentry work as the reason he became involved in the trade. He also acknowledged ownership of the confiscated items.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he understood.
Charges for violations of Sections 5 (sale of illegal drugs) and 11 (possession of illegal drugs) under Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 have been filed before the Ormoc City Prosecutor’s Office.
The suspect is currently detained at the Police Station 6 detention facility in Brgy. Ipil.
(ROBERT DEJON)
