3 construction workers held for illegal drugs in Nueva Ecija

TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija — Three construction workers were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay La Torre here on Wednesday.
Lt. Col. Alexie Desamito, Talavera police chief, identified the suspects as siblings Alvin Mangunay, 45, and Roberto, 37; and Roberto Gonzales, 34, all of Barangay Poblacion Sur, this municipality.
Recovered from the three were 16 sachets of suspected shabu and the PHP1,000 buy-bust money.
Desamito said the operation against the suspects was hatched in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after they confirmed the suspects’ illegal activity.
“The three suspects are facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002),” he said after the construction workers were committed to the police station’s custodial facility. (PNA)