Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City – An eighteen-year-old man, who is listed as an illegal-drugs street-level individual, was arrested in an anti-illegal drug buybust operation in Sitio Purok El-Rancho, Brgy. Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City on February 6, 2024, at around 8:35 PM.

A report revealed that alias “John Kevin”, 18, was arrested after allegedly selling one (1) piece of transparent plastic sachet containing suspected ‘shabu’ in exchange for PhP1,100 to a police poseur-buyer in an anti-illegal drug buybust operation launched by joint elements of Puerto Princesa City Police Station 2 and Anti-Crime Task Force.

Confiscated from the suspect’s possession were approximately 0.56grams of suspected shabu; the PhP1,100 buy-bust money and related paraphernalia.

“John Kevin” is now under police custody pending the filing of charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.