MABALACAT CITY – A buy-bust operation conducted by agents of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 3 resulted to the arrest of four drug personalities and the confiscation of P95,200-worth of shabu in Barangay Dau on June 20.
PDEA identified the suspects as Jobelle Macaraeg Lariza, 31, of Barangay Dau; Rederick Ragon Mercado, 53, of Quezon Drive, Barangay Dau; and Jeffrey Pineda Siron, 44, Don Cornelio, Barangay Dau all in this city; and Mark Gil Bangit Garcia, 27, of Masagana Street, Barangay Bucanan, Magalang, Pampanga.
The PDEA recovered a total of 10 pieces of heat-sealed plastic sachets containing more or less 14 grams of shabu worth P95,200, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the marked money.
The recovered shabu was brought to PDEA-3 laboratory for examinations.
The arrested suspects will be facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
