Fish vendor nabbed in PHP 714,000 Iloilo drug sting
By Jennifer P. Rendon
ILOILO CITY — A fish vendor was arrested in a police anti-narcotics operation Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, in Oton, Iloilo.
Police identified the suspect as alias “Banong,” 44.
He was arrested in a buy-bust operation at his house in Barangay Poblacion South, Oton.
Members of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU), together with personnel from the Oton Municipal Police Station, arrested the suspect after he allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu for PHP 13,000.
Following his arrest, police seized four more sachets of suspected shabu and several non-drug items.
Maj. Dadje Delima, IPPO-PDEU chief, said the seized suspected drugs weighed about 105 grams and had an estimated value of PHP 714,000.
Delima said the suspect was arrested after a month of surveillance.
Police believe the suspect had been involved in the illegal drug trade for some time.
Authorities identified Oton, Tigbauan and San Miguel as his alleged areas of operation.
Delima said Banong had no previous drug-related or other criminal arrests.
The suspect is detained and will face charges for alleged violations of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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