An e-bike driver was arrested Monday in an anti-drug sting that resulted in the confiscation of a kilo of 'shabu' worth PHP6.8 million, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas said on Tuesday. PDEA-7 operatives, along with personnel of the Naval Forces Central, nabbed Jay Bard Abaquita, 23, of Barangay Suba here. Abaquita yielded a pack of suspected shabu, weighing around a kilo, a mobile phone, and PHP193 cash during the operation in Sitio Tangkonan, Barangay Sambag 1. 'The pieces of drug evidence will be submitted for chemical analysis and proper disposition,' PDEA-7 said. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 information officer, said Abaquita appeared to be a new personality in the illegal drug trade in this capital city. 'Although he has no previous record of being arrested for drugs, the information came from a confidential informant and from previous operations,' Alcantara told the Philippines News Agency. Abaquita will be charged with violation of Section 5 of Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Source: Philippines News Agency
