BALAGTAS, Bulacan—A dismissed member of the Philippine Army was arrested during a sting operation in Barangay Pulong Gubat here on Wednesday.
Col. Emma Libunao, provincial director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, said operatives of Bulakan and Balagtas police arrested Jomel Cordez, 38, a native of Camarines Sur and resident of the said village.
Libunao said the suspect had been in military service for 12 years prior to his dismissal due to absence without leave.
Investigation showed that Cordez was nabbed during a buy-bust around 11:30 a.m. by police operatives led by Staff Sgt. Jose Simeon of the Bulakan Municipal Police Station.
Recovered from the suspect's possession were the buy-bust money and a medium-sized sachet containing more or less 50 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP340,000.
The suspect is now detained at the Bulakan Police Station facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PNA)
