Ivisan man falls in drug buy-bust op

ROXAS City – He allegedly sells illegal drugs.

The 27-year-old Melchor Odicta was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Malocloc Sur, Ivisan, Capiz, a police report showed.

Odicta was caught after he sold suspected shabu to an undercover officer for P500 around 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, the report added.

Municipal police head Senior Inspector Rene Hare said Odicta is a newly identified “street-level” drug suspect.

“We placed the suspect under surveillance for three days until we got confirmation that he engaged in selling illegal drugs,” added Hare.

Recovered from Odicta’s possession were eight sachets of suspected shabu.

Odicta was detained in the lockup cell of the Ivisan municipal police station.

Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, will be filed against him./PN