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.
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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.
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