POLICEMEN have arrested a laborer and seized P93,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Dipolog City, the capital of Zamboanga del Norte, an official announced Thursday, December 24.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Gilzen Niño Manese, Dipolog City police chief, identified the arrested suspect as Virgil Saycon Vidal, 24.
Manese said Vidal was arrested in a buy-bust operation around 12 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, in Purok 7, Biasong village, Dipolog City.
Manese said recovered from the possession of Vidal were some 5.5 grams of suspected shabu packed on 10 heat-sealed plastic sachets worth P93,000 and P500 marked money.
He said the confiscated items were brought to Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Crime Lab Office for laboratory analysis, while Vidal is now under the temporary custody of Dipolog City Police Station for proper disposition. (SunStar Zamboanga)