A WOMAN and a government employee were arrested over alleged illegal drug activities in two separate drug busts in Leyte on Monday, April 8.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police identified the woman as Mary Jane Estoque, 28, single, jobless, from Bato, Leyte.
Authorities purchased and confiscated from Estoque one plastic sachet of substance believed to be shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) with an estimated market value of P952.
The anti-drug units also nabbed a “high-value target” and government employee in Capoocan, Leyte.
Police identified the suspect as Renato Villaflor, 48, married, a resident of Capoocan.
Seized from Villaflor were two plastic sachets of “shabu” weighing MOL 0.15 gram and with an estimated market value of P2,000.
Both suspects are now detained and will be charged with violations of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165, PDEA said in a statement.
The anti-drug agency, meanwhile, continues the distribution of PDEA comics to different places as one of its innovations on drug abuse prevention and education. (SunStar Philippines)