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The Laoag City PNP investigation division interrogates Arnel Reyes and Norma Michelle Llacuna after the buy-bust operation. (Laoag police photo) |
By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff reporter
Laoag City—The Laoag police arrested a known drug personality who earlier surrendered in the ongoing “war on drugs”; and her partner in a buy-bust operation.
Identified as Arnel Reyes, 40 years old, married, cellphone technician, and a resident of Brgy. 50 (Buttong) this city, the police nabbed the suspect at Brgy. 2 (San Andres) in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
The police also arrested Mr. Reyes’ live-in partner, identified as Norma Michelle Llacuna, 39 years old, single, self-employed, and resident of Brgy. 15 in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, who was also at the operation’s site.
Mr. Reyes is under the Laoag police watch list as a “street-level target” (STL). He is already facing illegal drugs case in court.
Ms. Llacuna, on the other hand is under the drug watch list of the Bacarra Municipal Police.
The police said the suspected shabu confiscated weighs 61.1 grams, including its plastic packaging. It has an estimated P611,000 street value.