BACOLOD City – A drug buy-bust operation in Barangay San Isidro, Toboso, Negros Occidental led to the arrest of a 39-year-old man.
Albert Pardillo of Barangay Bandila initially sold a sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover officer for P300, a police report showed.
Four more sachets of the prohibited substance valued at P4,880 were confiscated during his apprehension around 4:10 p.m. on Feb. 19.
Pardillo was detained in the lockup cell of the municipal police station. Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against him./PN