ORMOC CITY– A newly identified drug personality classified as a street-level individual (SLI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Carigara Municipal Police Station on Tuesday, June 17, at around 4:18 p.m. in Barangay Barugohay Norte, Carigara, Leyte.
Carigara Chief of Police Major Reymund Quinagutan identified the suspect as alias “Leslie,” married, unemployed, and a resident of Barangay Sawang.
During the operation, one sachet containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu was sold to a police poseur-buyer for P500. Following the suspect’s arrest, a body search—conducted in the presence of witnesses as required by law—led to the discovery of seven more sachets of suspected shabu hidden inside a coin purse.
Police estimated the total weight of the seized suspected shabu at 0.79 grams, with an approximate street value of P5,372.00.
The suspect was properly informed of the charges and his constitutional rights in a language he understood, police added.
Criminal charges for violations of Sections 5 (sale) and 11 (possession) of Article II of Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, have already been filed with the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
(ROBERT DEJON)
