BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A fish vendor was arrested in a drug bust operation in Barangay Tacbuyan, Estancia around 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Suspect Mario Arco, 38, a resident of the said place, was found in possession of six sachets of suspected shabu, a 12-gauge shotgun and a hand grenade.
Police Captain Arniel Buraga of the Estancia municipal police said they began monitoring Arco after receiving information that the suspect’s group was allegedly selling shabu in the fifth district.
The suspect served jail time for a murder charge and was released from prison last year./PN