POLICE arrested two men for robbery and possession of illegal drugs in barangay Cubacub, Mandaue City, yesterday morning.
Hairdresser Jenifer Plaza of AJ Salon in barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City, and his 26-year-old boyfriend Bromeo Pugoy were detained at the police station in Basak, Mandaue City.
Salon owner Joselito Sajona reported to police that Plaza destroyed the cash drawer and took P7,000 before he closed the salon Sunday night.
Sajona discovered the theft and reviewed video tapes of the security camera installed in the building.
He identified Plaza.
Police arrested Plaza, 30, in his house in barangay Cubacub with Pugoy, a construction worker.
Insp. Wilson Abot and his team recovered from Plaza P2,380 cash believed to be part of the P7,000 taken from the salon.
Two small packets of suspected shabu and drug paraphernalia were seized from Pugoy. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA