ILOILO City – A resident of Barangay Banguit, Cabatuan, Iloilo physically assaulted an officer in the village the other day.
The 29-year-old Erwin Alcantara was in for more trouble after plastic packs of suspected shabu were seized from him, a police report showed.
A heated argument ensued between Alcantara and Police Officer 3 Rinan Lanado of the Cabatuan police station at 10:45 p.m. Monday.
Alcantara then punched the police officer. The local was later subdued and taken to the municipal police station.
Officers frisked him and recovered two sachets of suspected shabu from the pocket of his pants, stated the police report.
Alcantara faces physical injury and drug possession charges, police said./PN
