Man nabbed in Lo-oc drug bust

A 50-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in a buy-bust operation last Saturday in barangay Looc, Mandaue City.

Juvy Mandawe, a resident of Sitio San Roque, barangay Looc, Mandaue City, is de tained at the Mandaue Police Station 1 pending the filing of charges.

Police Insp. Ricky Calong,  deputy chief of Mandaue Police Station 1, said Mandawe is ranked as a level 3 drug pusher in their watchlist or a person who can dispose of at least 200 grams of shabu in a week.

Investigation showed that a team led by Calong received information of Mandawe’s presence in barangay Lo-oc and conducted a buy-bust operation using a P200 marked money.

Confiscated from the suspect were 5 more large packs of shabu worth at least P100,000, said Calong.

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