Woman held for drugs

ORMOC CITY—The police here arrested a woman for alleged possession of illegal drugs during a raid on her house in Purok 4, Tambulilid village, on Tuesday.

Marissa Otadoy, 37, was detained at the Ormoc City Police Station 3 pending filing of charges.

Senior Insp. Ariel Nuñez, team leader of the Anti Illegal Drugs and Special Operations Task Force  of the Ormoc City police, said the police seized 52 sachets of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) worth P27,500, drug paraphernalia, P30,775 in cash and seven receipts of a money courier company showing a total amount of P240,000 that the police theorized to be used in illegal drug transactions. Elvie Roman Roa, Inquirer Visayas