A 30-year-old man was arrested by members of the Pasay city police Substation 7 for possession of P275, 808 worth of shabu on Sunday, October 20.
The confiscated drugs (Photo from Pasay police)
The Southern Police District said the suspect, identified as alias “Kuya,” 30, a member of the Sputnik gang was arrested at around 1:00 p.m. by personnel of Substation 7 by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Kirk M. Aniñon of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) Branch XLIV for violation of smoking in public place with a recommended bail of P3,000.
However, during the standard procedure of conducting a body search, police operatives discovered in the possession of the suspect 40.56 grams of shabu placed inside a coin purse worth P275,808.
The police said the suspect, who was detained at the police custodial facility after his arrest, will face additional charges of illegal possession of drugs.