ORMOC CITY — Several charges were being readied against a drug surrenderer from General Santos City for posing as a police official and a Philhealth personnel. Joint operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit and the Station Drug Enforcement Team of Police Station 3 arrested Noel Celestino , 31, about 1:20 a.m. Saturday at Camagong St., Barangay Punta. Franklyn Romeo Parangan said Celestino was a resident of Ilang-ilang St. in Punta, and a drug surrenderer from General Santos City. Recovered from his possession was a small sachet containing suspected shabu procured by the poseur-buyer for P500. Also seized from him were seven small sachets containing suspected shabu estimated to be P35,000, the P500 marked money used in the buy-bust operation, and money believed to be proceeds from illegal drugs sales.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 02, 2019 07:10 UTC