Man held for drugs

CEBU, Philippines - Police arrested a man in a buy-bust operation conducted Thursday at around 11:45 p.m. in sitio Sta. Cruz in barangay Guizo, Mandaue City.

The operation, led by Opao police station chief P/Insp. Wilson Abot resulted to the arrest of Robert Lie de Lima, 23, single, a resident of the place while a companion named "Tata Soco" escaped.

A police decoy acted as buyer.

Seized from de Lima were seven small packs containing alleged shabu, drug paraphernalia, and the marked money.

De Lima is now detained pending the filing of charges.

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