Alleged drug pusher nabbed in Puerto Princesa City buy-bust

CITY OF CALAPAN — An alleged drug pusher was arrested on Saturday evening in a buy-bust operation in Puerto Princesa City, according to the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) police.

Police arrested Dennis Echague, 30, at around 6 p.m. after selling a sachet of suspected shabu (crystal meth) weighing about .2 grams to a poseur buyer for P1,500 in Barangay (village) Sta. Monica.

The suspect, who is a resident of Barangay Irawan, is under police custody and facing charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022.