MANDAUE CITY, Philippines -- A man, who turned to selling illegal drugs because he was allegedly hungry and claimed the barangay officials had not yet delivered relief goods, was arrested at past
Nestor Alcover is caught selling illegal drugs in Sitio Pilit, Barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City at past 10 p.m. of April 10, 2020. | Norman Mendoza
Nestor Alcover, 40, a resident of the sitio, was caught selling suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in the area, said Police Lieutenant Troy John Lalamunan, Casuntingan Police Station chief. Police recovered 5 grams of suspected shabu from the suspect, which had an estimated Dangerous Drugs Board value of P34,000.Alcover told CDN Digital in an interview at the Casuntingan Police Station detention cell that he was forced to turn to drugs because food in the barangay had become scarce due to the enhanced community quarantine .
He claimed that the barangay had not yet delivered the relief goods, and he was hungry, and so he turned to selling illegal drugs so that he could have money to buy food.He said he was single but he was the one taking care of his parents, who are both senior citizens.
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