Drug pusher arrested in Las Piñas

Police arrested on Thursday evening a notorious drug pusher during a buy-bust operation in Las Piñas City.

Police Inspector Marlo Solero, head of the arresting team, identified the suspect as David Medina, "alias Komang," 37, of Barangay Daniel Fajardo, Las Piñas.

Elements of the police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operation Task Force raided the area where Medina has been frequently sighted.

Police confiscated from him 23 plastic sachets containing suspected shabu worth P75,000, and two P500 bills.

The suspect is now in the custody of the Las Piñas police and will face drug trafficking charges.

Solero said that Medina was under surveillance for three months before they launched the operation.

He added that the police will conduct follow-up operations to arrest the other drug pushers in Medina’s group. — Rhodina Villanueva