9 nabbed in Olongapo City drug stings

OLONGAPO CITY –– Nine drug suspects were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in this City on Thursday, police said.

Anthony John Castaneda and Ronell Mariano, both included in the city’s drug watchlist, were arrested in Barangay Sta. Rita together with Gilbert Realosa, Dereck Pigao, and Anthony James Deinla.

Seized from them were six heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) worth P4,000 and the P300 marked money.

In Barangay West Tapinac, police arrested Kristine Arboleda, Gerald Cueno, Jay Pascua, and Anthony Arboleda, who are all included in the police drug watchlist.

Confiscated from them were 10 sachets of shabu worth P5,000 and the marked money.

The suspects are facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./lzb