By Carla Bauto Dena
Authorities arrested a senior high school student for allegedly selling drugs in a sting operation in Tanza on Monday, July 13.
The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) identified the suspect as alias Clarence, 18 years old.
Confiscated during the buy-bust operation were 13.53 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P92,000.
Operatives of the Tanza Municipal Police Station also recovered bust-bust money and a black coin purse.
Alias Clarence is now under custody and is facing drug charges.
In a statement, Cavite PPO Director Col. Ariel R. Red said the successful operation demonstrates the police’s continued determination to eradicate illegal acts and to protect communities and the youth from the threat of illegal drugs.
