The father of a barangay councilman in Cebu City was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion that he was into selling shabu.
Policemen from the City Intelligence Branch (CIB) conducted a buy-bust operation at sitio Lower Lumar, barangay Lorega and arrested Allan Manal, 56, father of Lorega councilman Glenn Mark Manal.
Recovered from Allan’s possession were five big packs suspected to contain shabu with an estimated value of P250, 000; P10,000 cash which was allegedly used as the boodle money in the bust, another P2,000 cash and eight pieces of counterfeit P1,000 notes.
Insp. Gomersendo Mandawe, deputy chief of CIB, said they received reports on Allan’s illegal drug trade.
Allan denied the allegation saying the evidence presented by the police were planted.
He said he was just praying inside the barangay chapel when police arrested him.