Village chief arrested for illegal drugs in Camarines Sur

Village chief arrested for illegal drugs in Camarines Sur

Village chief arrested for illegal drugs in Camarines Sur
A village chief in Camarines Sur was arrested for illegal drugs following a search operation in Presentacion town on Tuesday, June 3, 2026. INQUIRER FILES

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — A village chief in Camarines Sur was arrested for illegal drugs following a search operation in Presentacion town on Tuesday.

In a belated report on Wednesday, Camarines Sur police said authorities served the search warrant at the suspect’s residence at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday.

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Police identified the suspect only as “Popong,” 48, of Barangay Buenavista in Presentacion town.

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The police recovered from him two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of “shabu” weighing 10.66 grams, worth P72,488.

He is now detained at the municipal police station while facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./coa

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