Alleged shabu dealer charged

MANILA, Philippines - A man who reportedly supplied shabu in his barangay in Quezon City is facing drug charges after he was arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

PDEA director general Arturo Cacdac Jr. said Fidel Leyson, alias Delpax, 46, was arrested in a buy-bust operation Thursday afternoon in Barangay Paltok.

Cacdac said agents confiscated from the suspect two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing shabu.