TACLOBAN CITY –– Authorities arrested a municipal councilor of Babatngon, Leyte for alleged possession of illegal drugs worth P165,000 at 7:40 a.m. on Friday.
Ceasar Bergula, 52, who is serving his second term as a councilor, reportedly transacted with a poseur-buyer at a public market in Barangay District 4, Babatngon town, reports reaching the Eastern Visayas police based in Palo town said.
Seized from the suspect were five large heat-sealed plastic sachets containing shabu (methamphetamine) with a street value of P165,000, a medium-sized plastic sachet of shabu worth P5,000, and five P1,000 bills.
The operation was conducted by members of the provincial drug enforcement unit of the Leyte Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Bergula is facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, particularly for possession and selling of illegal drugs.
The selling of illegal drugs is a non-bailable offense.