Drug surrenderer in Kalinga nabbed in a buy bust operation

Rizal, Kalinga – A drug surrenderer was caught selling suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Liwan East Friday afternoon, September 10.

A possible case of recidivist.

The suspect was identified as a certain Frank-Lee Balageo, 36, who, according to police, surrendered as a drug user in 2016.

Balageo was arrested after he sold a small sachet allegedly containing shabu to an undercover operative. Moreover, authorities recovered another sachet with the same substance in his possession along with the P1000 buy-bust money.

The two sachets have an estimated total weight of 0.4 grams with a standard drug price of P2,720.

After onsite inventory with witnesses, the suspect was brought to the Rizal Municipal Police Station. He will be subjected to a drug test at the Kalinga Crime Laboratory.

The suspect is also identified as a High-Value Drug Personality in the province.

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