Authorities arrested a 41-year-old identified as alias Memet during a buy-bust operation after he allegedly served as the driver for a riding-in-tandem duo that snatched items from a senior citizen in Velez, Cagayan de Oro City.
Three sachets of suspected shabu weighing 6.1 grams with a standard drug price value of ₱41,480 were seized from the suspect.
Police Captain Lorenzo Ocon Jr., station commander of COCPO Police Station 5, confirmed that they intentionally conducted a different type of operation to focus on this incident per the directive of the city director.
The snatching act was captured on video by a motorist, prompting police to continue their pursuit of the escaped accomplice, alias RJ.
