• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Policemen seized P156,000 worth of suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm from three arrested suspects on Thursday, in the cities of Cadiz and Kabankalan in Negros Occidental.
A buy bust operation at Purok 6 in Barangay 1 poblacion, Kabankalan City, led to the arrest of three drug suspects, identified by the police only as Pablo, Rudy, and Rat, all jobless residents of the city.
Their apprehensions led to the recovery of about 20 grams of suspected shabu with a market value of P136,000, shabu paraphernalia, and P500 in marked money.
The implementation of a search warrant on January 23 at Purok Mahida-iton, Andrea Village in Brgy. 2 Zone 2, Cadiz City, led to the recovery of a caliber .357 revolver with ammunition, an estimated three grams of suspected shabu with a market value of P20,400, and a black belt bag.
However, the subject of the search warrant, a certain Ronnie, was not present during the raid.*