ORMOC CITY– A newly identified drug peddler was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) at 10:49 pm on March 17, in Carigara, Leyte.
Carigara Chief of Police, Major Reymund Quinagutan, identified the suspect as alias “Jonax”, 38, unemployed, and a resident of Barangay Barugohay Norte of said town.
During the operation, authorities recovered one sachet of suspected shabu purchased by an undercover operative for P500.
Three more sachets of suspected shabu, found inside a cigarette pack during a body search conducted in the presence of law-mandated witnesses.
The suspect was informed of his arrest and constitutional rights under the Miranda Doctrine in a language he understood. He was immediately taken to the Carigara Municipal Police Station (MPS) for booking and proper disposition.
Charges for violating Sections 5 (selling illegal drugs) and 11 (possession of illegal drugs) of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) have been filed against the suspect at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
He is currently detained at the Carigara MPS lock-up facility.
(ROBERT DEJON)
