A 15-year-old child in conflict with the law (CICL) was arrested by the police after being caught gambling and in possession of illegal drugs in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City.
Boy, 15, caught gambling, in possession of shabu in Pasig
At A Glance
- According to the police, several officers conducting routine foot patrol spotted the boy, together with other individuals, gambling at around 5 a.m. of Tuesday, June 10. The boy was caught while the other suspects managed to escape.
The teenager was identified as "Jan."
According to the police, several officers conducting routine foot patrol in the area spotted Jan, together with other individuals, gambling at around 5 a.m. of Tuesday, June 10. Jan was caught while the other suspects managed to escape.
Alias "Jan" and the recovered pieces of evidence following his arrest by the police in Pasig City.
Upon inspection, the arresting policemen recovered a sachet of shabu from Jan as well as the gambling money.
Jan was turned over to the City Social Welfare and faces charges of illegal drugs possession and illegal gambling.
On May 30, another CICL was involved in the illegal drugs trade after yielding over P1 million worth of shabu and kush in a buy-bust operation in the same barangay.
The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as "Ken," 16, tagged as a newly identified high-value individual.
Police said Ken was arrested after a private informant reported his criminal activities to the police.
After validating the report through surveillance, the police's drug enforcement unit conducted a buy-bust operation which led to Ken's arrest.
Recovered from him were 191.1 grams of shabu worth P1,302,880 and 15.8 grams of kush worth P23,700.