TARLAC CITY, Tarlac – Authorities arrested a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Zone 7, Barangay San Carlos, here.
The suspect was identified as Nino Castro, 43, who was in the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency target list of drug personalities.
Castro yielded six heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing more or 14 grams of suspected shabu valued at P96,600 and the buy-bust money.
He faces charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.