BACOLOD City – Two drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Alusiman, Barangay Zone 12, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.
Six sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P15,000 were seized from John Patrick De la Cruz and John Paul Duena, a police report showed.
De la Cruz and Duena – both residents of the village – were caught after they sold suspected illegal drugs to an undercover cop around 5:05 a.m. on Oct. 14, the report added.
Aside from suspected shabu, a weighing scale, a cell phone, P8,000 cash and drug paraphernalia were also confiscated.
De la Cruz and Duena were detained in the lockup cell of the Talisay City police station.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against them./PN
