Three persons were arrested and suspected shabu worth P122,400 and a firearm were seized in a buy bust operation in Brgy. Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental, at about 2:18 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, February 14, the police reported.
Remily Serrano, Ramil Labetoria, Keiffer Hernalin were arrested in Villa Hergon Matagoy, the police said.
One of the suspects, Chad Conlu, managed to evade arrest and remains at large, the police said.
The police seized suspected shabu weighing 18 grams, a .38 caliber revolver and other non-drug items during the buy-bust operation.
The arrested persons are now detained at the Silay City Police Station, while the recovered drugs were brought to the Negros Occidental Provincial Forensic Unit 6 for examination.*