LUCENA CITY—A motorcycle rider in Sariaya town in Quezon province was arrested after policemen found him carrying a brick of dried marijuana leaves, police said Monday.
Senior Supt. Rhoderick Armamento, Quezon police director, quoting police report said policemen manning the checkpoint along eco-tourism road flagged down the motorcycle-riding suspect Jayson Reana, 26, around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Reana failed to present any document of his motorcycle and displayed obvious nervousness.
Suspicious of Reana’s actions, the policemen noticed a wrapped box tucked in the waist of the suspect which turned out to be a brick of dried marijuana leaves weighing 480 grams worth P26,000.
Police are looking into the source of the marijuana and its recipient while the suspect is detained in Sariaya police jail. RAM/rga
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