A former Bureau of Corrections employee was nabbed on a sting operation by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Ilocos Norte on Thursday evening, 10 August, for allegedly selling illegal drugs to an undercover officer at Santa Monica Homes, Brgy. 17 Sta. Asuncion, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.
The suspect was identified as Eugene Julian, 48, a resident of Barangay 17 in San Nicolas town.
The operation resulted in the arrest of the suspect after he was caught in the act of allegedly selling shabu to a police poseur buyer.
Further recovered and confiscated from the suspect’s possession, control and custody are P7,000 buy-bust money consisting of one genuine Php 1,000 with serial number and six fake P1,000 bills with identical serial numbers, ten heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance, BuCor service badge, and ID formerly issued to the suspect.
According to official police reports, the estimated weight of seized drug items is more or less 2 grams with a value of P13,600.
Sources said Julian resigned from service in 2023 under General Bantag when Julian was supposed to be transferred to Iwahig Penal Colony. (Rod Sadian)
(Source: Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte)