Two kins yield P489,600 ‘shabu’
BACOLOD City – A man and his nephew were arrested in a buy-bust operation that yielded 72 grams of suspected shabu worth P489,600 in Barangay Tangub here last Saturday. Operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) arrested the subject Edmond Pahila, 57, and his nephew Paolo Montebon, 31, both residents

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

By Glazyl Y. Masculino
BACOLOD City – A man and his nephew were arrested in a buy-bust operation that yielded 72 grams of suspected shabu worth P489,600 in Barangay Tangub here last Saturday.
Operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) arrested the subject Edmond Pahila, 57, and his nephew Paolo Montebon, 31, both residents of the said village.
Captain Joven Mogato, CDEU head, said the suspects were subjected to a three-week monitoring after they received reports from the community about their alleged illegal activity.
“May reports na from the community kay daw kadamo na gid gasinulod nga indi makilal-an,” he said.
Mogato said that Montebon was Pahila’s alleged runner, as he was the one who allegedly transacts with their customers.
Pahila was previously arrested for illegal possession of dangerous drugs and was released from jail after serving his sentence five years ago, he added.
Both are high value individuals, according to the police.
Also recovered from them were the P1,000 marked money, and P300.
Mogato said that Pahila will be charged for the sale and illegal possession of dangerous drugs, while Montebon will be facing illegal possession of dangerous drugs and conspiracy.
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