A 31-year-old local government job order worker was arrested and about 57.19 grams of suspected shabu worth P388,892 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday morning, Oct. 24.
Police identified the suspect only as alias “Romulo,” a resident of Purok Malinawon, Brgy. Balintawak.
The Escalante City Police Station conducted the operation at around 8:20 a.m. in Brgy. Balintawak.
Police said the suspect allegedly handed a sachet of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer in exchange for buy-bust money.
Authorities recovered 10 heat-sealed sachets containing suspected shabu, including the buy-bust item, with an estimated total weight of 57.19 grams.
Also recovered were P6,500 in buy-bust money, consisting of a genuine P100 bill and P6,400 in boodle money, as well as a red coin purse.
The suspected drugs will be submitted to the Negros Occidental Provincial Forensic Unit for laboratory examination.
The suspect remains under police custody while appropriate charges are being prepared.*
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