The police arrested a Bacolod resident and seized P6.8 million in suspected shabu while investigating a vehicular accident involving the suspect at Purok Bomba, Brgy. Salvacion in Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, Sept. 7.
Carl John Arroyo, 29, of Purok 42 Bayanihan, Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City, was arrested after about one kilogram of suspected shabu was recovered, the police said.
Arroyo was on board a motorcycle that hit a car.
The police noticed the suspect panicking and looking for something. Upon further checking, they found a transparent plastic pack containing shabu near the bumper.
When they held the suspect, they discovered another pack of the same prohibited substance inside his sling bag.
Maj. Sherwin Fernandez, Murcia Municipal Police Station chief, said in an interview on Sunday that Arroyo came from San Carlos City, where he got the illegal drugs.
“Based on our interrogation, he is a mule tasked to deliver the supplies,” he added.
Fernandez said the suspect was not previously involved in drug-related offenses, but they continue to collaborate with other police units to further look into his background.
The suspect is now detained at the Murcia Police Station while the seized suspected shabu will be brought to Provincial Forensic Unit for laboratory examination, the police report said.
The police are preparing to file cases for possession of illegal drugs and reckless imprudence resulting to damage to property.*With a report from PNA