BACOLOD City – Police arrested a man in a drug sting operation in Barangay Bato, Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
Seven sachets of suspected shabu were recovered from the 23-year-old resident Renante Lasponia.
Lasponia caught after he allegedly sold shabu to an undercover officer around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Aside from the suspected illegal drugs, the suspect yielded P9,740 cash and nine bullets of a .9mm pistol.
Lasponia was detained in the lockup cell of the Silay City police station.
He faces charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN