ILOILO City – He allegedly sold drugs. Aldie Demegello of Barangay Ilaya, Dumangas, Iloilo was nabbed in a drug buy-bust operation.
Antidrug personnel from the municipal police station staged the operation in Barangay Bacong, Dumangas around 9:41 a.m. on Tuesday, a police report showed.
Five sachets of suspected shabu were recovered from Demegello, a 41-year-old tricycle driver.
When frisked, Demegello yielded the P1,000 marked money used in the operation. His motorcycle was also impounded.
Demegello was detained in the lockup cell of the Dumangas police station.
He was facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN