Trike driver falls in drug sting
A former tricycle driver was arrested in a police anti-narcotics operation afternoon of May 30, 2021 in Pototan, Iloilo. Police identified the suspect as William Labaro, 41, a resident of Barangay Bagacay, Pototan, where he also resides. Members of Pototan Police Station and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Provincial Drug
By Jennifer P. Rendon
By Jennifer P. Rendon
A former tricycle driver was arrested in a police anti-narcotics operation afternoon of May 30, 2021 in Pototan, Iloilo.
Police identified the suspect as William Labaro, 41, a resident of Barangay Bagacay, Pototan, where he also resides.
Members of Pototan Police Station and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit Team 2 nabbed Labaro after allegedly selling a sachet of suspect shabu for P1,200.
Recovered from the suspect were four sachets of suspected shabu, a mobile phone, and a matchbox.
Major Ciriaco Esquilarga, Pototan police chief, said the seized substance was valued at P18,000.
He said they have been monitoring the suspect for about a month prior to his arrest.
Labaro is now detained and will be charged for violation of Republic Act 9166 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).
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