BACOLOD City – Police arrested a man in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay 1, Silay City, Negros Occidental.
Four sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P54,000 were seized from 53-year-old resident Jeofrey Barnuevo, a police report showed.
Barnuevo was nabbed after he sold a sachet of suspected illegal drugs to an undercover officer for P4,000 around 11:a.m. on July 27, it added.
The suspect was detained in the lockup facility of the Silay City police station.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against him./PN