A man was arrested over the weekend after he was caught using marijuana in Barangay Racas, located in Iloilo City’s Jaro district. Authorities identified the arrested suspect as 21-year-old Mike Jiones Jusa of Pavia’s Barangay Anilao.
Police spotted the suspect smoking along the road Saturday morning and was subsequently arrested for violating the city’s anti-smoking ordinance but, upon further inspection, he was found to be smoking marijuana.
He faces charges in violation of RA 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./WDJ