Man caught with P720K marijuana at Bulacan checkpoint
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — Police seized Tuesday marijuana worth P720,000 after arresting a 67-year-old suspected drug trader at a police checkpoint in Marilao town.
Col. Rommel Ochave, Bulacan police director, identified the suspect as Jovencio Garcia from Barangay Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City.
Ochave said the motorcycle-riding suspect was flagged at a checkpoint in Barangay Ibayo about 10 p.m. for not wearing a helmet but refused to stop.
When the suspect was accosted, he yielded the dried marijuana leaves wrapped in packing tape.
Police said Garcia was among the suppliers of illegal drugs in Marilao.