BACOLOD City – Four drug suspects were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay 4, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
Police identified them as 30-year-old Jason Arile, 39-year-old Manuel Uy Jr., 19-year-old Mariel Castellano, and 26-year-old Janine Shane Villamor.
Ten plastic sachets of suspected shabu valued around P84,000 were also recovered from them.
The P500 marked money, a 99mm-caliber revolver and drug paraphernalia, it added.
The four suspects were detained in the custodial facility of San Carlos City police station.
They were facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN