A 37-year-old man listed as a Street Level Individual (SLI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted in Barangay 2, San Baltazar, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, on Friday afternoon, 26 June.

The San Nicolas Municipal Police Station identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Domingo y Gregorio, a construction worker and resident of Barangay 2, San Baltazar.

According to police, the buy-bust operation was carried out at around 5:36 p.m. by the San Nicolas Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law enforcement units.

Authorities said the suspect was apprehended after he allegedly sold a heat-sealed plastic sachet containing suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer.

Seized during the operation were two heat-sealed plastic sachets containing approximately one gram each of suspected shabu, with a combined estimated Standard Drug Price (SDP) of P13,600. One sachet was the subject of the sale, while the other was recovered from the suspect’s possession.

Operatives also recovered the marked P1,000 bill used in the transaction, a blue coin purse, and three disposable lighters.

The suspect will face charges for violating Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) under Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

He was taken to the San Nicolas Municipal Police Station for documentation and proper disposition before the filing of appropriate charges. Police said further investigation is ongoing.