A 16-YEAR-OLD student was arrested while at least P180,000 worth of marijuana was seized in an entrapment operation in Bulacan.
Nabbed was “Emeng,” a Grade 9 student, and a resident of Bgy. 171 Bagumbong, Caloocan City.
Confiscated from the young suspect was a red shoulder bag containing dried marijuana leaves with fruiting tops weighing at least 1.5 kg and valued at P180,000.
In a report to Bulacan police acting director Col. Rommel Ochave, operatives of the Marilao police conducted the buy-bust in Bgy. Ibayo, Marilao, Bulacan.
Police turned over the suspect to the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay said Central Luzon police units are working together to stop the proliferation of illegal drugs in the region to achieve drug-free communities.