BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – A high-value drug suspect was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district around 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.
The 48-year-old Joel Maligaya, a resident of Barangay Calubihan, Jaro district, yielded around 75 grams of suspected shabu valued at P510,000.
The operation was carried out by the Police Regional Office 6’s Regional Drug Enforcement Unit led by Police Captain Glenn A. Soliman and Molo police station.
Maligaya was detained at the Molo police station. He is facing charges for violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
