Two brothers, aunt yield P88,000 worth of shabu in Negros buy-bust
BACOLOD CITY – Two brothers and their aunt were arrested after they yielded 13 grams of suspected shabu worth P88,400 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 5, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 19.
Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, identified the subject as Bernard Arturo, 26, of Barangay 2. Also arrested were his younger brother Alfred, 22, and their aunt, Jenny Pada-on, 36, also residents of Barangay 2.
POLICE arrest two brothers and their aunt in a buy-bust operation that yielded P88,400 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay 5, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 19. (Photo courtesy of Silay City Police Station) Police confiscated from them the P3,500 marked money, lighter, and other non-drug items. Bernard is a high-value individual, while his younger brother is a street-level individual, and their aunt is a newly-identified individual, according to the police. Darroca said Bernard was previously arrested for a drug offense.
POLICE arrest two brothers and their aunt in a buy-bust operation that yielded P88,400 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay 5, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 19. (Photo courtesy of Silay City Police Station) Police confiscated from them the P3,500 marked money, lighter, and other non-drug items. Bernard is a high-value individual, while his younger brother is a street-level individual, and their aunt is a newly-identified individual, according to the police. Darroca said Bernard was previously arrested for a drug offense.