Western Visayas’ target drug pusher falls in Negros city


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  • Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency-Negros Occidental conducts an inventory of the P102,000 worth of suspected shabu seized from a man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 7. (Photo courtesy of PDEA-Western Visayas)


BACOLOD CITY -- A man, who was in the drugs priority target list of Western Visayas authorities, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 7.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental identified the subject as Genebert Taco, 39, of Barangay 8.

PDEA said it seized from Taco 15 grams of shabu worth P102,000.

According to a PDEA agent, any operating unit can arrest Taco, as he is in the regional target list.

The PDEA agent also said that Taco was previously arrested by the local police.