Government anti-narcotics authorities arrested Wednesday, Sept. 28, seized some P1.8 million worth of dried marijuana leaves in a buy-bust in Tabuk City, Kalinga.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said suspect Rolando Yag-ao, 32, was nabbed in Purok 3, Agbannawag after he was tipped off by an informant.
After tailing the suspect for months, the PDEA operatives, local police and military personnel mapped out a plan and immediately pounced on Yag-ao when the buy-bust transaction was consummated.
Seized from him were eight dried marijuana leaves weighing more or less eight kilos, seven kilos of tubular marijuana and boodle money.
Yag-ao faces charges for violation of Republic Act (RA) 9165.