P.5 marijuana bricks seized from young man

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested a man aboard a bus here Jan. 16 with eight pieces of marijuana bricks valued at half a million pesos.

Members of the Regional Anti Illegal Drugs Operations Task Group led by Senior Insp. MelchorOng and Regional Intelligence Unit-14 members reportedly set up a checkpoint along Alapang Road here after being tipped off and nabbed LardiDianzo, aboard Kibungan, Pine Tree Transit Bus with plate AVK 260.

The young farmer and a resident of Sablang, Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet was caught with approximately 9,000 grams of marijuana.

The suspect told police he had no knowledge about the marijuana bricks inside two bags.

He said he was asked by someone to look for the bags during the trip, from kibungan to Baguio City.

Arrested person is now detained at La Trinidad Municipal Jail while documents are being prepared for the inquest proceedings.