LAOAG CITY –– A high-value drug suspect, who is on Ilocos Region’s top 10 watch list, was arrested during a buy-bust operation on Monday, police said.
The suspect, Marcos Sy, 39, was arrested during an entrapment operation around 6:30 p.m. in Barangay 2, Anao, Piddig town, said Lt. Jackson Sugayen, head of the Ilocos Norte drug enforcement unit.
Seized from the suspect were five sachets of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) worth around P16,000, and.22-caliber firearm loaded with six ammunition, said Sugayen.
Authorities said the suspect was connected with the “Romel Pablo Drug Group” operating in Ilocos Norte.
He would be charged with violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 and the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. INQ
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