MANILA, Philippines — One of the most-wanted drug pushers in Metro Manila was arrested in Quezon City yesterday after he was caught with shabu worth P408,000.
Ramon Garcia, 36, was apprehended by anti-narcotics police officers in a sting operation in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay around 2:15 a.m., National Capital Region Police Office director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a message on Viber.
Nartatez said Garcia, also known as Boss, is included on their list of drug traffickers.
Garcia and policemen who posed as buyers met along Laguna Street for a drug transaction.
After he received bundles of marked money, Garcia was placed under arrest. Around 60 grams of shabu were seized from him.
The suspect is facing cases for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.