Three drug suspects, including a former staff of Taytay Mayor Allan de Leon, were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Taytay, Rizal over the weekend.

The suspects were identified as Nelsen Kate Acedera, alias Michael, 35; John Paul Geremillo, alias JP, 42; and John Kenneth Afuang, alias Kenneth, 26; all residents of Taytay, Rizal.

Geremillo has served as human resources coordinator under the Office of the Mayor, but a source who refused to be named said Geremillo was fired by the mayor a long time ago.

The suspects were arrested in an operation conducted by operatives of the Rizal Police Provincial Office's Intelligence Unit and Drug Enforcement Unit at No. 10, Franc Street, Meralco Village, Barangay San Juan, Taytay Saturday evening.

Confiscated from the suspects were four sachets of suspected shabu weighing more or less 1.5 grams with an estimated street value of P10,200, P500 bill, and one piece P100 bill together with two pieces P50 bills believed to be the  drug money, and a maroon pouch.

The suspects, now detained at the Taytay Municipal Police Station, will be charged for violation with Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.