Farmer arrested in Solsona drug sting; P52,836 worth of shabu seized

A 29-year-old farmer was arrested while another suspect remained at large after a buy-bust operation in Barangay Maananteng, Solsona, Ilocos Norte, early Monday, October 12.

Operatives of the Solsona Municipal Police Station, in coordination with the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office, conducted the operation at about 3 a.m. against the two male residents of the barangay.

Police reported seizing four heat-sealed transparent sachets containing suspected shabu with a combined weight of 7.77 grams and an estimated standard drug price of P52,836.

Authorities also recovered two improvised tooters, two lighters and a P1,000 bill used as buy-bust money, along with the suspects’ personal belongings.

The seized items were marked and inventoried at the scene in the presence of the arrested suspect and the required insulating witnesses.

The arrested suspect was brought to a hospital for medical examination, while the confiscated drug evidence will be submitted to the Provincial Forensic Unit in Ilocos Norte for laboratory examination.

The operation was conducted in connection with alleged violations of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.