ORMOC CITY– A drug personality listed as Rank No. 8 in the Regional Priority Target List was arrested during a buy-bust operation on Monday morning, June 9, in Barangay San Isidro, Giporlos, Eastern Samar.
The suspect, identified by police as alias “Albert,” 55, married, a fish vendor, and a resident of Barangay 2, Poblacion, was apprehended around 10:48 am by the Municipal Drug Enforcement Team of the Giporlos Police Station, in coordination with the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Eastern Samar Police Provincial Office and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Confiscated from the suspect was one sachet containing a substance believed to be shabu, purchased by an undercover operative for P1,000. A subsequent body search, conducted in the presence of mandated witnesses, yielded five more sachets of suspected shabu hidden in a black wallet.
Authorities also recovered a total of P1,550 in various denominations, which included the marked money used in the operation and P900 in boodle money. Also seized were a green lighter and a black Honda RS 125 motorcycle with no license plate.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and his constitutional rights in a language he fully understood.
Charges for Violation 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 against him before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office. He is currently detained at the Giporlos Municipal Police Station.
(ROBERT DEJON)
