Ex-security guard falls in drug sting

A former security guard was arrested after police seized from him P170,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 8)

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

BACOLOD City – A former security guard was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here last Wednesday following the seizure of 25 grams of suspected shabu worth P170,000.

Arrested was Reyman Sangco, 38, of Barangay Orong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.

Police Major Joery Puerto, head of Police Station 8, said that Sangco is included in the target list of drug personalities in Kabankalan City.

Puerto said the suspect alleged that a financier from Kabankalan City instructed him to allegedly get the illegal drugs here and distribute them there.

Puerto said that Sangco can be considered as an alleged drug runner.