An official of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has been 聽arrested in Butuan City in 聽a buy-bust operation conducted by the 聽Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA).
PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino 聽identified the CAAP official as Ernesto Martinez Zaratan Jr., a 42-year-old registered nurse, who was arrested 聽on January 29 with 聽a 聽1.58 grams of shabu with a street value of 7,500. 聽A mobile phone used for drug transactions was also 聽seized 聽from the suspect.
Aquino said 聽joint forces of PDEA Regional Office 13, Caraga Surigao del Sur, and Agusan del Sur Provincial Office arrested Zaratan about 1 a.m.
The PDEA chief said 聽Zaratan was a resident of Cinderella Subdivision, Phase II, Barangay Villa Kanangga, Butuan City.
A drug test was also conducted using Zaratan鈥檚 urine and the result showed that the suspect was positive for shabu.
Zaratan is detained at PDEA RO 13 with a pending case filed against him for violating Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.