2 alleged drug pushers fall in Davao del Norte

DAVAO CITY — Two people were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, police said on Thursday.

Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz, Southern Mindanao police spokesperson, said those arrested were Reylan Otero, 35, of Magdum village, Tagum City and Jodel Dulla, 30, a driver and a resident of New Visayas village, Panabo City.

Driz said Otero was caught selling a sachet of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) to an undercover agent in Purok 4, Salvacion village past 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police recovered from Otero a plastic bag with six sachets of alleged shabu valued at P15,000.

Around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dulla was arrested during a buy-bust operation at Purok 2, San Francisco village.

Police recovered from him the P500 marked money and three sachets of shabu, Driz said.

The suspects were now in police custody as drug charges were being readied against them. Frinston Lim/lb