The police arrested four persons, including a Silay City government employee and a criminal gang member, and seized P136,000 worth of shabu in buy bust operations in Binalbagan and Silay City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
A 43-year-old employee of the Silay City government and two jobless males aged 43 and 49 were arrested at Zone 3 in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City.
Seized from the three Silay residents, whose names were withheld by the police, were 12 grams of suspected shabu valued at P81,600.
A 56-year-old laborer, whose name was withheld by the police, was also arrested with 8 grams of suspected shabu worth P54,400 in Purok Daisy, Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental.
The arrested laborer is a member of the Bugalon Criminal Gang and a resident of Purok 5, Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, the police said.*