ILOILO City – A man was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo.
Four sachets of suspected illegal drugs valued at around P1,000 were recovered from the 40-year-old resident Philip John Espirito, a police report showed.
Espirito was arrested after he sold suspected shabu to an undercover officer around 3:35 a.m. on Saturday, it added.
He was detained in the lockup cell of Pavia police station.
He faces charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN