ORMOC CITY — A businessman became the latest drug personality to fall in the continuing anti-drug campaign of the local police after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation at around 11:17 p.m. on Friday, November 28, in Barangay Candadam, Baybay City.
Police identified the suspect as alias “Monching,” 49, married, a businessman, and a resident of the same barangay.
Recovered from his possession was one sachet of suspected shabu purchased by an undercover operative for P500. During the body search, conducted in the presence of law-mandated witnesses, police recovered a small transparent plastic container with five additional sachets of suspected shabu. Authorities also seized a marked P500 bill used in the operation and a yellow lighter.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he understood.
Charges for violations of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against the suspect, who is temporarily detained at the locked-up cell of the Baybay City Police Station.
(ROBERT DEJON)
