Drug supplier, pusher nabbed

CEBU, Philippines - Two suspected drug traders were arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Regional Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group resulting in the confiscation of over P600,000 worth of shabu.

The suspects were identified as Jason “Jojo” Secretaria, of Kamagayan, Carcar City, and Jonathan Jerome Pañares, of Poblacion, Barili town. The police estimated P677,000 worth of illegal drugs seized from the suspects.

Secretaria, who is said to be a level 2 drug pusher, was first arrested Tuesday afternoon in Carcar City after he sold a pack of shabu to an undercover policeman. Five medium packs and 18 small packs of shabu were subsequently seized from him following his arrest.

According to the police, Secretaria was placed under surveillance for two weeks after receiving information about his illegal activities.

During interrogation, Secretaria admitted to the police that he gets his drug supply from Pañares.

RAIDSOTG disco-vered from Secretaria’s phone that he was supposed to meet with Pañares later that day for another drug deli-very. Using Secretaria’s phone, the police arranged the meeting at the Cebu South Bus Terminal.

A police decoy met with Pañares supposedly to get the order of Secretaria resulting in his arrest at past 10 p.m. Tuesday. Confiscated from Pañares was P500,000 worth of illegal drugs.

Both Pañares and Secretaria will be facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. — (FREEMAN)