ORMOC CITY-An 18-year-old cook was arrested during a buy-bust operation on Saturday, July 20, at around 3:30 pm in Barangay Combado, Maasin City.
Maasin City Police Chief PLt. Col. Jason Balbarona identified the suspect as Justin Botyok, single and a resident of said village.
Botyok is listed as a street level individual on the police drug watchlist.
During the operation, three sachets containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu were recovered from Botyok.
The substance was purchased by an undercover operative for P3,000.
A body search, conducted in the presence of law-mandated witnesses, led to the discovery of three P1,000 bills.
The suspect did not issue any statement to the media covering the operation.
Charges for violating Section 5 (selling illegal drugs) of Article II of RA 9165, the Comprehensive Law against Illegal Drugs of 2002, have been filed at the City Prosecutor’s Office.
The suspect is currently detained at the Maasin City Police Station lock-up cell.
(ROBERT DEJON)
