Public School Teacher Nabbed Over Illegal Drugs in Laguna

Public School Teacher Arrested in Illegal Drugs Buy-Bust Operation in Laguna

Police authorities arrested a public school teacher after being caught with illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation in Laguna.

According to the report, the drug enforcement unit at the Sta Cruz Municipal Police Station recently carried out a buy-bust operation against the public school teacher because she was using illegal narcotics. John Paul Costa, 39, was recognized as the drug suspect.

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Police revealed that Costa is a teacher at Tagumpay Elementary School Sta Cruz, Laguna, and a resident of Purok 4, Barangay Tagumpay of the said town. In the way that Sta. On Friday, the suspect was taken into custody by the drug enforcement unit of the Cruz Municipal Police Station in Marcelo H. del Pilar Street, Barangay Poblacion 3.

According to the report, 16 packages totaling 1.9 grams and P13,000 worth of suspected illegal substances known as shabu were found on the suspect. The suspect was also stripped of P500 in marked money, 5 pieces of P100 each, and a motorcycle.

The police claim that they were given information about the suspect’s criminal actions. Costa allegedly sells illegal substances at night while also teaching during the day, according to the police.

The Laguna Provincial Prosecutor’s Office has received a complaint alleging a breach of Republic Act 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Narcotics Act of 2002, regarding the sale and possession of illegal drugs. The defendant was genuinely sorry and begged his students for forgiveness when he arrived at the police station.

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