DARAGA, Philippines (Bicol Standard) — A buy-bust operation led by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Albay at an inn in this town led to the confiscation of shabu with a street value of more or less P1.25 million on Friday early morning.
The authorities arrested the following who were at Room 61 of the said inn:
- Marlon Fernandez Llenas alias “Bok Fernandez,” 40, single
- Lorraine Santiago Casilum, 28, single
- Elmeph Conciado Calimutan, 37, married
Other individuals nabbed, who were occupying Room 49 include:
- Josdm Tabuena Bartolata Jr. alias “Third," 55
- Jan Mark Rapisura Balguma alias “Matik," 32
- Jomel Dela Cruz Orpiada, 21, single
PDEA agents were able to recover around 300 grams of shabu, buy-bust money and other non-drug items.
The suspects are currently under the custody of the PDEA.
Melissa Basmayor is the editor-in-chief of the Bicol Standard, a regional partner of Philstar.com.