Senior citizen nabbed in Mabalacat City drug sting
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga—A buy-bust operation resulted in the arrest of a 60-year-old man for allegedly selling illegal drugs in Barangay Sapang Biabas here on Saturday.
In a statement, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 3 (PDEA 3) said the operation wad carried out at 4:20 p.m. that also resulted in the confiscation of an estimated P68,000 worth of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth).
It said the senior citizen suspect is a resident of Barangay Dau here.
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The PDEA 3 said five heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing about 10 grams of suspected shabu were seized from the suspect after he sold one to an undercover operative.
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The marked money used in the buy-bust operation was also recovered.
“A non-bailable offense under section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) of Republic Act 9165 also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 is now being prepared for filing in court,” the PDEA 3 said.
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