ORMOC CITY-A suspected drug personality listed as Rank No. 9 in the regional priority target list was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by law enforcement authorities in Barangay Marvel, Culaba, Biliran, on Monday afternoon, June 9.
The suspect, identified by police as alias “Japon,” 35, a married driver and resident of Brgy. Marvel, was apprehended at around 4:39 pm by operatives of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, Provincial Intelligence Unit, and the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the Culaba Municipal Police Station.
An undercover operative was able to purchase one sachet containing suspected shabu for P500, leading to the suspect’s arrest. A body search conducted in the presence of barangay and Department of Justice (DOJ) witnesses yielded two additional sachets of the same white crystalline substance, a P500 court-subscribed marked bill, and one self-sealing plastic sachet.
The suspect was informed of the nature of his arrest and was advised of his constitutional rights in a language he understood.
The police are preparing charges for violations of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The suspect is currently detained at the Culaba Municipal Police Station.
(ROBERT DEJON)
