A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly robbing a house and being caught with suspected shabu in Brgy. Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Monday afternoon, October 27.
The police identified the suspect as alias “Casio,” single, jobless, and a resident of Sitio Punong, Brgy. Gargato.
The victim, a 56-year-old man from Fontana Subdivision in Brgy. Gargato, had just returned home from the market when he noticed the suspect leaving his residence carrying several valuable items.
The victim immediately sought help from a neighbor, who alerted the subdivision guard.
The guard managed to apprehend the suspect before he could escape.
Responding officers from the Hinigaran Municipal Police Station verified the report and conducted an on-site investigation.
The police said the suspect entered the house by climbing the back wall and detaching plywood paneling near the staircase.
During a search incidental to his arrest, authorities recovered a small rectangular plastic container from the suspect’s pocket containing a heat-sealed sachet of suspected shabu weighing about one gram, valued at P6,800.
The stolen items, amounting to around P15,000, were recovered and returned to the owner.
Charges for robbery and violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared against “Casio”.*