Woman arrested for giving THC candies to son, neighbors

MANILA, Philippines — A woman in Valenzuela City was arrested on Oct. 30 for allegedly giving her son and six neighbors candies laced with tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, a major psychoactive component in marijuana.

Sammy Delector Lovino, 48, shared three packs of candies with two minors, including her son, and five neighbors in Llenado Compound in Barangay Malinta, police said.

Those who ate the candies felt dizzy and were all rushed to the Valenzuela Medical Center, with Lovino accompanying them.

The security guard of the compound reported to police that the victims suffered from food poisoning.

When investigators asked Lovino, she turned over the packs of candies, which indicated in the package that they contained 500 milligrams of THC.

She refused to answer where the candies came from or who gave them to her, the police said.

Lovino faces charges under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The law classifies marijuana and its by-products such as THC as “dangerous drugs.”

Man nabbed for P925,000 shabu

A 25-year-old man was arrested after he accepted a package that contained 588 grams of kush, a high-grade variety of marijuana, valued at P925,000 during a controlled delivery operation in Parañaque City.

Operatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested the suspect in Barangay Don Bosco.

The BOC is withholding the identity of the suspect, who is being held on charges of violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

The package, declared to contain sweaters, was intercepted at the Port of Clark on Oct. 28. It was sent from Culver City, California in the United States.

QC’s top drug suspect falls

Meanwhile, Quezon City’s top drug suspect was arrested during a sting in Barangay San Jose yesterday.

Jericho Yang, 26, was caught by anti-narcotics officers along Tinagan street at around 2:50 a.m., according to Quezon City Police District director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III.

Police seized from Yang 12 grams of shabu with a street value of P81,600, a five-gram pack of shabu valued at P600 and a cell phone.