A BUSINESSMAN was arrested in a drug bust by policemen in Zamboanga del Norte province, the police said Saturday, May 19.

The Zamboanga del Norte police office identified the arrested suspect as Raffy Recososa, 35, who owns an eatery in Dapitan City.

The police said the businessman was arrested in a buy-bust operation at 12:30 a.m. Saturday in San Pedro village.

Confiscated from the suspects’ possession were three heat-sealed plastic sachets of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride), P500 marked money, a cellular phone, and a motorcycle. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)