Billions of pesos worth of shabu have been seized by policemen year in and year out. But this is the first time that hundreds of suspected drug pushers and users are surrendering en masse in many parts of the country. Many perceive this to be an effect of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's 'kill' orders against suspects who would resist arrest. (FILE PHOTO FROM RADYO INQUIRER)
SANTIAGO CITY, Philippines—A police officer was arrested for selling a sachet of suspected shabu at 10 p.m. on Thursday following a police entrapment operation in Buenavista village here.
PO3 Serafin Pablo of the city police office had been under surveillance due to information that he was peddling drugs, said Chief Insp. Redentor Gumaru Jr., station 1 commander of the Santiago City police. RAM/rga