BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 23-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 27 here on Friday, September 15.
Police identified the suspect as Kent John Perez, 23, of Barangay 27.
Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, said that 20 grams of suspected shabu worth P136,000 were seized from Perez, a newly-identified individual.
Depasucat said they received information from the community about the suspect's alleged illegal drug activities.
It took police a month to launch the operation against the suspect as he would usually transfer from one place to another, according to Depasucat.
Charges for sale and illegal possession of dangerous drugs will be filed against the suspect on Monday, September 18.