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Drug den operator, 3 others arrested in Tarlac bust

TARLAC CITY, Tarlac — A drug den operator and three accomplices were arrested by government authorities during a successful entrapment operation in Kalye Onse, Barangay Suizo on Friday night (Feb.6).

The PDEA Tarlac Provincial Office identified the arrested drug den maintainer as alias Tan-Tan, a 33-year-old male. The three other suspects are: Yet, 31, female; Sami, 45,male and Ali, 35, male.

Operating teams recovered 10 transparent plastic sachets containing approximately seven grams of shabu (valued at Php 47,600.00), assorted drug paraphernalia, and the buy-bust money. The operation was carried out by operatives from the PDEA Tarlac Provincial Office.

The arrested suspects will be detained at the PDEA Region 3 Jail Facility in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Non-bailable charges under Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 6 (Maintenance of a Den, Dive, or Resort) of Republic Act 9165 will be filed against alias Tan-Tan. Appropriate charges under the same law will be filed against the other three suspects. (UnliNews Online)

Manny D. Balbin
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Emmanuel "Manny" Dineros Balbin, founder and editor-in-chief of UNLINEWS ONLINE and UNLINEWS Digital Newspaper, is a former seminarian of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Notre Dame University Seminary in Cotabato City. Graduated college with Philosophy and Political Science courses at the University of Santo Tomas, Legazpi City. A former Journal Group of Publication (People's Journal, People's Tonight, Taliba & Women's Journal) staffer for 17 years. Before, he simultaneously contributed news articles to 3 local newspapers in Bulacan (NewsCore, MetroNews & NewsWatcher). He is the founder and the former editor-in-chief of RONDA Balita, both in weekly newspaper and online news. A former Kabayan provincial reporter, 2010 Bulacan election correspondent by Rappler and presently, a stringer of Philippine News Agency (PNA) Bulacan.
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