LEGAZPI CITY 鈥� A police officer was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Baao town in Camarines Sur on Friday night, March 21.
Camarines Sur police said in a report Saturday that the suspect was identified as Staff Sergeant Joe Vernon Cabaltera, 35, a resident of the town and assigned at the Provincial Intelligence Unit.
Cabaltera was arrested in Barangay (village) San Francisco at around 11:20 p.m.
搁贰础顿:听听Shabu worth over P100,000 seized from ex-cop in Camarines Sur
Authorities recovered a total of 15 grams of shabu (crystal meth) worth P102,000, a Glock 17 gen 4 with a magazine containing sixteen 16 live bullets, six live bullets of Caliber 45 and a hand grenade with intact safety lever pin.
The suspect, tagged as a high-value drug personality, is facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.