Ex-actor arrested for shabu

MANILA, Philippines - A former bold actor was arrested at a police checkpoint in Quezon City over the weekend for carrying sachets and strips of aluminum foil said to contain methamphetamine hydrochloride.

Anton Bernardo (Laurence Mendres in real life) was flagged down at the checkpoint along Main Avenue in Barangay Socorro for driving a motorcycle without a helmet at around 5 a.m. Sunday, according to Superintendent Wilson delos Santos, commander of the Quezon City Police District Station 7.

Police officers who frisked the former actor, a resident of nearby Barangay E. Rodriguez, reported finding the drugs and drug paraphernalia on his person.

Delos Santos said Bernardo is facing charges for driving without a helmet and possessing illegal drugs.