Painter Caught with P2-M Worth of Shabu in a Buy-Bust Op

A construction painter was arrested for illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday in Brgy. Banawa, Cebu City, February 27, 2019.

Around 5 in the afternoon, operatives from PDEA Region VII, Regional Intelligence Division 7 and PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) conducted the buy-bust in the area and arrested 20-year-old, Allan Torrefranca.

Torrefranca was nabbed with three plastic packs of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride locally known as ‘shabu’.

The contraband had an estimated weight of 300 grams with a market value of P2,040,000.

Torrefranca is now detained and will face charges in violation of R.A. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (ASC)