BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) dismantled an alleged drug den in Barangay 19 here.
They also arrested five suspects – Romeo “Tata Longhair” Cabarles, a resident of Barangay Lag-asan, Cadiz City; Joebert Amante, Ronald Torres, Jake Dela Torre, and Arjie Paran, all residents of Bacolod City.
The operation on March 30 also resulted in the confiscation of several large packs and small sachets of suspected shabu with a combined weight of 12 grams and valued at P81,600.
Several mobile phones, a coin purse, a blue pouch, disposable lighters, and drug paraphernalia were also recovered.
All the suspects face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./PN
