Fifth Silay government worker arrested in drug sting

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

BACOLOD CITY – A 55-year-old job order casual government employee was arrested in a drug sting operation in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental last Thursday, after being reported to the police by his wife.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay City police chief, stated that the suspect had been employed as a street sweeper in the city for approximately two years. The police consider him a high-value individual.

During the operation, authorities recovered three grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of P20,400.

“Darroca noted the suspect allegedly became abusive towards his wife and children when under the influence of illegal drugs,” added the police chief.

This arrest marks him as the fifth government worker in the city apprehended in a buy-bust operation this year.