A drug offender who previously surrendered to police on drug charges was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a drug bust in Roxas City’s Barangay Gabuan. Authorities identified the arrested suspect as 37-year-old Jeric Clarito, a resident of the city’s Barangay Domolog.
Capiz Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Unit head, Police Lieutenant Mark Anthony Garcia, said 16 sachets of suspected shabu, P1,000 in buy-bust money, and a motorcycle were seized from the suspect.
Police noted, this was the second bust in Barangay Gabuan within the past few months.
Clarito admitted to owning the items recovered from his possession and is detained at the Roxas City Police Station where he faces charges in violation of RA 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./WDJ