5 nabbed in drug bust at Caloocan hospital

MANILA, Philippines - Five people were arrested in a drug bust at the parking lot of a hospital in Caloocan City Thursday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said yesterday.

Rohanie Magdara, 25; his cousin, Muhaimen Magdara; Abu Mangundaya, 23; Ansari Tomandungl, 47; and Basit Madayan arrived at the parking lot of the Tala Memorial Hospital in a Toyota Tamaraw FX at around 4 p.m., according to PDEA director general Arturo Cacdac Jr.

They were arrested after they received P400,000 in marked money from an undercover PDEA agent in exchange for 20 sachets of shabu, Cacdac said.

PDEA agents confiscated the suspects’ vehicle and the cell phones believed to have been used by the suspects to call their dealer.