Man found with alleged marijuana at checkpoint

CEBU, Philippines - A man is now behind bars after he was caught in possession of alleged marijuana leaves at a checkpoint along the highway of barangay Magay in the northern town of Compostela evening last Friday.

Ryan Dabon, a resident of Purok Casava in Mandaue City, was on board a jeepney bound for Cebu City when the jeepney stopped at a checkpoint in barangay Magay. Authorities found a bundle of dried leaves believed to be marijuana and alleged marijuana sticks inside Dabon’s backpack.

The checkpoint was facilitated by the Compostela Police led by P/SI Milo Dagasdas. Dabon is now detained at the Compostela Police Station while the marijuana leaves and sticks were forwarded to the PNP Crime Laboratory for examination. — Antoniette T. Parce/JMO (THE FREEMAN)