Drug bust yields P100k shabu

A buy-bust operation yielded P100,000 worth of shabu and a gun while the alleged pusher was arrested by members of the Tipolo Police Wednesday night.

Antonio Espina allegedly sold a pack of white powdery substance believed to be shabu to a police decoy.

Senior Insp. Miguel Andeza who led the team said Espina ran after sensing that they are policemen.

They followed him to his rented apartment where he was caught. Police also found in his room a small plastic pack and two large plastic packs suspected to contain shabu which has an estimated value of P100,000 and a firearm.

Espina is facing charges for alleged drug pushing, drug possession and for keeping an unlicensed gun.

Espina admitted selling shabu for almost a year and gets his supply from Lorega in Cebu City. He said he bought the gun from a friend.

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