BACOLOD City – Two persons were nabbed in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.
Five sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P5,000 were seized from 26-year-old Keen Joseph Gavilanes and his brother Michael, 22, a police report showed.
Keen Joseph and Michael – residents of the village – were caught after they sold suspected illegal drugs to an undercover cop for P500 around 3:35 p.m. on May 10, it added.
The suspects were detained in the custodial facility of the Himamaylan City police station.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against Keen Joseph and Michael./PN