TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- Joint operatives of the police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera arrested a student for selling marijuana bricks during a buy-bust operation on Sunday in Sitio Pacak, Agbannawag, Tabuk City, Kalinga.
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Col. Peter Tagtag, Jr., provincial director of the Kalinga Provincial Police Office, said Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) personnel led by Maj. Dominic Rosario transacted with the suspect Jay-Boy Agyao Amangan, 22, student, and resident of Sitio Pakak, Agbannawag, Tabuk City.
The buy-bust operation was conducted on April 17 at the national highway of Sitio Pacak, Agbannawag, Tabuk City, around 11:25 p.m.
The suspect was found in possession of 10 bricks of dried marijuana leaves and stalks weighing 10,000 grams with a standard drug price of P1,200,000.00 and scattered dried marijuana and stalks inside a carton weighing 50 grams with a value of P6,000.00.
Also recovered from the suspect were two pieces of genuine One thousand peso bill and 86 pieces of one thousand peso boodle money used in the buy-bust; a unit of Vivo android cellular phone, a keychain with keys, a black motorcycle without plate number and a brown cartoon box.
The conducted onsite inventory was witnessed by Lailanie Balao-ing-DOJ Representative; Kagawad Victor Fontanilla and Kagawad Rene Wandagan, of Barangay Agbannawag, Tabuk City and media representative.