ORMOC CITY — A 22-year-old houseboy was arrested after police recovered more than P8,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sto. Niño,Isabel in Leyte on Saturday night, May 16.
Operatives of the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Isabel Municipal Police Station carried out the operation at around 7:49 p.m., resulting in the arrest of the suspect identified only by his alias “Polding,” a resident of the said barangay.
Police said the suspect allegedly sold one sachet containing suspected shabu worth P500 to an undercover operative during the entrapment operation.
A subsequent body search conducted in the presence of required witnesses led to the recovery of one medium-sized plastic sachet and four smaller sachets containing white crystalline substances believed to be shabu.
According to police, the total estimated weight of the confiscated illegal drugs was 1.192 grams, with an estimated street value of P8,105.60 based on the Dangerous Drugs Board valuation.
Isabel police chief Lt. Sergio Llaneta III said the suspect was informed of his arrest and was apprised of his constitutional rights in a language he understood.
The suspect is currently detained at the Isabel Municipal Police Station lock-up cell while charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against him.
(ROBERT DEJON)
