STA. CRUZ, Laguna – A 35-year-old provincial jail guard was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio 5, Barangay Bagumbayan, this town, Thursday, July 14.
The suspect was identified as Eugene Bactad, a resident of Barangay Bagumbayan, and listed by the police as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade.
Police received a report that Bactad is involved in illegal drug activities. The report was validated and a buy-bust operation was conducted leading to the arrest of the suspect.
Seized from Bactad were three sachets of suspected shabu with an estimated weight of 10 grams and marked money.
The Drug Enforcement Unit led by Police Lt. Col. Paterno Domondon Jr., together with the Laguna Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, conducted the buy-bust operation.