BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a “high-value” drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 5, Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
Five sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P5,000 were seized from 33-year-old Louel Bautista of Barangay 7, Victorias City, a police report showed.
Bautista was nabbed after he sold suspected illegal drugs to an undercover officer around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, the report added.
Aside from suspected shabu, a P165 cash was also recovered from him. Police impounded his tricycle, too.
The suspect was detained in the lockup cell of the Victorias City police station, facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
