ORMOC CITY– A 44-year-old farmer listed as a street-level drug personality was arrested during a buy-bust operation on November 18, in Barangay Rizal, La Paz, Leyte.
The suspect, identified by police as alias “Jim,” married and a resident of Barangay Moroboro of said town, was caught after he allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu worth P500 to an undercover operative at around 8:50 a.m.
During a subsequent body search conducted in the presence of required witnesses, authorities recovered a black coin purse containing another sachet of suspected shabu, the marked P500 bill used in the transaction, and P75 in assorted cash.
Police said the suspect was immediately informed of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he understood. He is currently detained at the La Paz Municipal Police Station.
A complaint for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, has been filed before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
(ROBERT DEJON)
