One drug suspect killed in Toledo City drug bust

By: Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores - 8 years ago

Confiscated items during the drugs bust at Sitio Sambag, Barangau Ilahan, Toledo City (CDN PHOTO/MICHAELA DOLORES)

ONE suspected drug pusher died and P354,000 worth of drugs were seized in a drug bust at Sitio Sambag, Barangay Ilahan in Toledo City Cebu Tuesday.

Àgents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) shot down Virgilio Sombelon Jr. after he resisted arrest while they arrested his cohort Melinda Ardo Sombelon.

Six plastic sachets containing shabu with an estimated total weight of 30 grams worth P354,000 were also seized as well as drug paraphernalia such as an improvised sealer, two improvised fillers, a disposable lighter, scissors, and a digital weighing scale.