3 family members nabbed for drugs

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO

ILOILO City – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 busted high-value targets on Friday in Barangay San Juan, Molo district.

They were a family, said PDEA director Paul Ledesma.

He identified the three suspects as Mario Canlas, his wife Leonidas and son Leomar.

Another member of the family identified only as Jessica was able to escape from the PDEA operatives.

The buy-bust operation was staged around 3:30 p.m.

Aside from selling illegal drug, the suspects also used their house as a drug den, said Ledesma.

“They have been under surveillance for a long time,” he added.

Four elongated sachets of shabu and drug paraphernalia were recovered from the Canlas house.

Ledesma said Mario Canlas has a pending case in court for the same offense.

The suspects were detained at the Molo police station./PN