Agents from PDEA-7 arrest a certain Jay Marron Abayon (in a white shirt) during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Bulacao, Cebu City on May 8, 2023 | Photo courtesy of PDEA-7
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 35-year-old man in Cebu City, who is currently facing trial over drug charges, was arrested again for the same offense.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) arrested a certain Jay Marron Abayon during a buy-bust operation, Monday dawn, May 8.
Abayon, 35, was caught in Sitio Villa Bulsita, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City around 12:50 a.m., said PDEA-7 spokesperson Leia Alcantara.
Anti-narcotics agents seized three packs of illegal drugs, believed to be shabu (the local term for methamphetamine), weighing a total of 55 grams. The confiscated drugs had a street value of approximately P374,000.
According to Alcantara, Abayon is a probationer. He is on trial for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (Republic Act No. 9165).
It took PDEA-7 agents at least three months to build up a case against the suspect. The agency received information alleging that Abayon continue to peddle illegal drugs despite the charges he faced.
Abayon was also arrested in 2019 over illegal drugs.
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