2 men, held for drugs, tried to bribe cops in Palawan town

CITY OF CALAPAN – Two men arrested in a buy-bust operation tried to bribe the arresting team in exchange for their freedom in Roxas town, Palawan early Wednesday morning, police said.

Police and anti-drug agents arrested Crisanto Albano Jr., 37, a businessman; and Mark Anthony Caabay Villareal, 27, a private employee, in Barangay 4 at around 1 a.m., Mimaropa police information officer Supt. Imelda Tolentino said.

Confiscated from them were sachets of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) and P300 cash used as buy-bust money.

Tolentino said the two suspects tried to give P37,000 to the operatives for their liberty. Madonna T. Virola/lb

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