TACLOBAN CITY– A newly identified drug peddler listed as a street-level individual (SLI) on the local police drug watchlist was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) on the evening of October 14 in Barangay 62-B, Sagkahan, this city.
Police identified the suspect only by his alias “Cloycloy,” 42, self-employed, and a resident of the said barangay.
During the operation, an undercover police officer purchased a sachet of suspected shabu worth ₱500 from the suspect. Upon his arrest, authorities recovered a black coin purse containing seven additional sachets of suspected shabu. They also seized the marked P500 bill used in the transaction.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he fully understood.
He is currently detained at the lock-up cell of the Tacloban City Police Office pending the filing of formal charges for violation of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, before the Bulwagan ng Katarungan in Tacloban City.
(ROBERT DEJON)
