BY CYRUS GARDE AND MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – Suspected shabu valued at around P531,000 was recovered in a sting operation in Barangay 8.
Police confiscated thirteen sachets of suspected illegal drugs from the 27-year-old John Roy Pasco, 19-year-old Jocelyn Villa and 18-year-old Joevel Dias, all residents of Barangay 8.
Pasco was listed as a “high-value” drug target,” a police report showed.
The suspects were caught after they sold suspected shabu to an undercover officer for P1,000 around 8 p.m. on Monday, the report added.
They were detained in the lockup cell of Police Station 2, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
