BACOLOD City – Eight sachets of suspected shabu were seized in a sting operation in Barangay Lantad, Silay City, Negros Occidental.
The 30-year-old Renante Romal, 31-year-old Teddy Espinosa and 58-year-old Merlyn Romal yielded the suspected illegal drugs, a police report showed.
Officers of the Silay City police station staged the entrapment operation which led to the arrest of the suspects around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, the report added.
Aside from suspected shabu, a P3,500 marked money was also recovered from them, police said.
The suspects were detained, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
