KALIBO, Aklan – A 35-year-old man working in Boracay Island was arrested in a police buy-bust operation here on July 2.
Suspect Byron Roberto faces a charge for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. He was taken to the Kalibo police station
An undercover police officer was able to buy suspected shabu for P9,000.
Operatives of the Aklan Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Kalibo municipal police station conducted the sting operation.
Aklan PDEU chief Lieutenant Colonel Frenzy Andrade said the suspect was place d under surveillance in Boracay and Kalibo for more than a year prior to the buy-bust on Ureta Road, Barangay Andagao, Kalibo.
“Idto imaw ga trabaho sa Boracay, sa sangka karinderya. Kinatipun niya ang mga orders it anang mga customers, tapos makuha imaw it supply sa guwa it probinsiya ag mabalik dayun agud ibaligya ru druga,” he added.
Drug suspects previously nabbed in buy-bust operations ratted on Roberto, according to Andrade.
“Mabuhay eon amun nga impormasyon na sia naga-engage sa druga. Kaya niya mag-provide sa mga orders it anang mga parukyano,” he added.
Roberto was temporarily staying in a boardinghouse in Andagao, Kalibo during the arrest.
Also recovered were improvised tooter, lighter and remittance receipts./PN