ORMOC CITY-At least eight sachets of suspected shabu were recovered by operatives in a buy-bust operation from a man identified to be a priority target in San Roque, Northern Samar on Wednesday (March 8) at about 11:30 am.

The police identified the suspect as Jessie Mark Lobos, 26, and a resident of Brgy. Balud, also in San Roque, and is tagged as a priority target list.

Recovered from the possession of the suspect were eight sachets of suspected shabu with a commercial value of more than P7,000.

Charges of violation of RA 9165, the Comprehensive Law against Illegal Drugs of 2002, were filed against the suspect who is temporarily detained at the locked-up cell of San Roque municipal police station. (ROBERT DEJON)