Jobless man nabbed with PHP 340,000 shabu
By Jennifer P. Rendon
By Jennifer P. Rendon
Another jobless man was arrested in a police anti-narcotics operation in San Joaquin, Iloilo, on the evening of June 27.
The suspect, identified as alias John, 43, of Purok 3, Barangay Poblacion, San Joaquin, was arrested in a buy-bust operation at Purok 4 of the same village.
Members of the San Joaquin Municipal Police Station arrested the suspect after he allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover operative.
Capt. Marion Asparo, San Joaquin police chief, said the seized drugs weighed about 50 grams and had a standard drug price of PHP 340,000.
Appropriate charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, will be filed against the suspect.
Col. Bayani Razalan, Iloilo Police Provincial Office chief, commended the San Joaquin Municipal Police Station for the arrest.
He also asked the public to work with police in the fight against illegal drugs.
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office assured the public that it would continue intensified operations against illegal drugs, aligned with the Police Regional Office 6’s commitment to “responsive, trusted, and transformative policing for a safer Western Visayas.”
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