Indian student at DLSU nabbed for selling drugs

An 18-year-old Indian national studying at De La Salle University (DLSU) on Taft Avenue, Manila, was arrested for allegedly selling and distributing drugs to students in Metro Manila and Central Luzon.

According to a police report, 18-year-old Prabhjot Gill yielded 223 ecstasy tablets worth P334,500 and P1,000 in marked money during a buy-bust operation at One Archer’s Place, a condominium building just beside DLSU, on Monday night.

Several vials of a still unknown substance were also confiscated from Gill by Malate policemen and operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office III, the lead team. The vials have already been submitted for laboratory testing, PDEA said.

PDEA agents contacted Gill—considered a “high value target”—and posed as drug buyers after he was placed under surveillance following reports that he was a major ecstasy distributor in Metro Manila and some parts of Central Luzon.

Insp. Anthony Ananayo, chief of the Manila Police District’s District Anti-Illegal Drugs Division said his team had been monitoring the area near DLSU after they received tips from anonymous sources about someone supplying illegal drugs, mostly to students.

Ecstasy, also known as MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine) is an illegal drug which causes hallucinations. It is especially manufactured for teens and young adults who love to go to club parties because it can keep them going for days even without sleep.

Following his arrest, Gill was brought the PDEA Region III office at Camp Olivas, San Fernando City, Pampanga, where charges of illegal possession and illegal sale of dangerous drugs were set to be filed against him in court.