ALBUERA, Leyte – A 59-year-old man who was previously charged in a drug case and placed under probation is back in jail after being caught in a buy-bust operation early morning of Thursday, May 1, in Barangay San Pedro, this town.
Albuera Municipal Police Station (MPS) chief Maj. Angelo Sibunga identified the suspect only as “Eboy,” single, jobless resident of the said barangay.
Police operatives recovered one sachet of suspected shabu, sold to an undercover agent for P500. During a body search, authorities found another sachet of the same substance and the marked P500 bill in the suspect’s left pocket. A search of the suspect’s belt bag also yielded a plastic container with five more sachets of suspected shabu.
In an interview, the suspect admitted he was under court probation for a previous drug offense filed last year. He claimed that despite repeated warnings from local police and barangay officials to stop selling drugs, he had no other means of livelihood.
The suspect was informed of his rights under the Miranda Doctrine in a language he understood.
He is now facing charges for violation of Sections 5 (sale) and 11 (possession) of Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
The case has been filed before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Baybay City. The suspect is temporarily detained at the Albuera MPS custodial facility.
(ROBERT DEJON)
