BACOLOD City – Police arrested a drug suspect in a sting operation in Barangay 19-A, Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
Seven sachets of suspected shabu valued around P10,000 were seized from 29-year-old resident Joshua Pilante, a police report showed.
Officers of the Victorias City police station staged the entrapment operation which led to the arrest of Pilante around 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 30.
Aside from suspected shabu, a P500 marked money, a cellphone and P60 cash were also recovered from him, police said.
The suspect was detained, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
