By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern
Four suspects were nabbed in a buy-bust operation at Purok Sunrise 2, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, Tuesday evening, where between P6,000 and P7,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized.
Police identified the suspects as 39-year-old Marvin Diansen, the subject of the operation and a resident of Purok Rio Vista in the said barangay; 37-year-old Roderick Milan and 21-year-old Olga Javier, both of Purok Sunrise 2; and 40-year-old Eduardo Alare of Purok 4, Barangay 41.
Police Station 6 (PS6) commander, Police Chief Inspector Jovil Sedel, identified Diansen as a street-level target, who was recently identified as a pusher operating in the area.
The other three were caught in the act of using illegal drugs.
Confiscated from the suspects were six small sachets of suspected shabu, seven elongated sachets of suspected shabu, and other drug paraphernalia.
The suspects were arrested in violation of RA 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./WDJ