7 persons fall in drug buy-bust

BACOLOD City – Seven persons were nabbed in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

Police identified them as 33-year-old Benedicto Lagaspina Jr., 48-year-old Jemmy Barbon, 30-year-old Jeriel Macapaso, 39-year-old Teofilo Reantoco, 19-year-old Leemark Cantere, an unidentified 15-year-old minor, and  22-year-old Reyjen Oro.

Nine sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P200,000 were recovered from the suspects, a police report showed.

They were nabbed after they sold suspected illegal drugs to an undercover officer for P500 around 5:15 p.m. on July 23, the report added.

The suspects were detained in the lockup cell of the San Carlos City police station, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN

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