Construction worker arrested for drugs in Quezon sting

By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr. - 5 years ago

LUCENA CITY – Police arrested a construction worker in a bust operation here on Saturday.

Benjamin Delina Jr. was nabbed after he sold shabu to an undercover police agent in Barangay Cotta at around 2:50 p.m., Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena City police chief said in a report.

Recovered from Delina were six sachets of shabu with an estimated street value of P7,000.

Delina is a known shabu peddler in the village and nearby areas, police said.

He will be charged with violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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