Police seized P1.11 million worth of suspected shabu and P50,000 worth of marijuana last Wednesday following a buy bust at Hacienda Alegria in Silay City’s Barangay E. Lopez. Authorities identified the arrested as 25-year-old Hero Pangilinan, 44-year-old Michelle Baradia, and 21-year-old John Stephen Soria of Makati City.
Following a subsequent search, police confiscated one heat-sealed sachet of suspected shabu worth P12,500, two knot-tied and seven heat-sealed sachets of suspected shabu weighing 74 grams, P50,000 worth of dried marijuana leaves, and a black Hyundai Reina.
The three are currently detained at the Silay City Police Station and charged in violation of RA 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./WDJ