Alfadz Jussil Prado Posted on October 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Tacloban City — A 49-year-old fruit vendor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 92, Apitong, Tacloban City, at around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 29.
The operation was conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team of Tacloban City Police Station 1.
Police recovered eight sachets containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu, with a total estimated weight of 0.6 gram and a street value of P40,800.
Also seized were a black sling bag where the suspected drugs were kept, a P500 bill used as buy-bust money, and a Honda XRM motorcycle with plate number U1084N, along with its key and the suspect’s helmet.
The suspect was identified as a 49-year-old man who lives with his partner and works as a fruit vendor at a market in Barangay 49, Hillside, Tacloban City.
He was taken into police custody following the operation. Police are expected to file the appropriate charges against him.
Photo by: Alfadz Jussil Prado
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