A HIGH-VALUE target drug personality was arrested during a buy-bust operation that also led to the confiscation of P340,000 worth of crystal meth (shabu) on Thursday evening, September 9, in Barangay Binaritan, Morong, Bataan.

In a report submitted to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins M Villanueva, PDEA Central Luzon Director Bryan B. Babang identified the suspect as Christian Andalecio, 32, married and resident of Binaritan, Morong, Bataan.

Andalecio yielded two plastic sachets containing more or less 50 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of P340,000 and the marked money used by the poseur buyer.

The entrapment operation was jointly conducted by PDEA Bataan Provincial Office, Bataan Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, Provincial Intelligence Unit, Morong police and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Bataan.

Charges for violation of Section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) and Section 11 (possession of dangerous drugs) of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against the arrested suspect.