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Ex-Leyte mayor son nabbed for shabu worth P2.5M

The son of former mayor in Leyte has been arrested during a buy-bust operation worth P2.5 million of shabu. Julius Katangkatang, 35 was a former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency(PDEA) employee and a son of former Jaro, Leyte Mayor Floro Katangkatang Sr.. Katangtang, who went AWOL(Absence without leave) as chief of PDEA-8 dangerous drugs regulatory office was caught by operatives in an operation outside a hotel in the city.

Members of the Tacloban City Police office acted as the buyer during the anti-drug operation against Katangkatang at Brgy. 33. Seized from the suspect were 300 grams of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of P2.5million and the P10,000 marked money used during the operation, the biggest in the Eastern Visayas so far.

The suspect is now detained at the Tacloban City Police Station and charged of selling and possession of prohibited drugs. Meanwhile, chief opertion officer of PDEA Alex Tablado clarified that the father and his elder brother are not connected to any illegal drugs activity.

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