Convenience store cashier yields P2.7-M drugs in sting ops

By John Rey Saavedra

March 5, 2024, 7:30 pm

CEBU CITY – A 30-year-old convenience store cashier was arrested on Monday night and yielded illegal drugs worth PHP2.7 million.

Jemark Paragile (alias “Jim-Jim”), included in the regional drug watchlist, was arrested in a sting operation in Nivel Hills, Barangay Busay here.

Agents of the Cebu City police’s intelligence unit collared the suspect after he transacted with a poseur buyer, who seized from his possession an estimated 400 grams of suspected shabu.

Paragile, a resident of Barangay Bacayan, is detained at the Cebu City police holding facility while facing charges of violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. (PNA)

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