Twins arrested in Negros drug sting

By Glazyl M. Jopson

BACOLOD CITY – Twins were among three individuals arrested for drug offenses on Negros Island on Sunday, leading to the seizure of suspected shabu worth PHP 353,600.

In Negros Occidental, 25-year-old male twins were caught with two grams of suspected shabu valued at PHP 13,600 in Barangay Rizal, Silay City, and both were tagged as street-level individuals.

Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, chief of the Silay City Police Station, said one of the twins had undergone drug rehabilitation according to his mother, and both had been the subject of complaints over alleged illegal drug activity.

Darroca added that one of the twins was reportedly sourcing supply from a contact in this city.

During the transaction, one twin received the marked money while the other allegedly handed the contraband to a police agent.

Meanwhile, a 56-year-old man was arrested in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, through a search warrant for illegal possession of dangerous drugs.

The operation was launched following information about the suspect’s alleged rampant selling of illegal drugs in the area, according to a report from the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region.

The suspect, classified as a high-value individual, allegedly yielded 50 grams of suspected shabu valued at PHP 340,000.