Senior HS student busted for weed

A senior high school student who allegedly supplies marijuana to college students was arrested after yielding 15 sachets of dried marijuana leaves in Makati City at dawn Sunday.

Chief Insp Gideon Ines Jr., Makati City Police assistant chief for operations identified the suspect as 19-year-old Cristobal Bautista, a resident of Barangay South Cembo, Makati.

Investigation showed that at around 4 a.m., Bautista figured in a commotion with someone along Col. Santos St. in Barangay South Cembo.

Police responded and pacified the situation.

"He had gone wild. He could have been high on illegal drugs at that time," Ines said.

Upon frisking, 15 sachets of marijuana leaves were found inside his pouch.

"As per our sources, he sells marijuana to some college students here in

Makati," Ines said.

Bautista is currently held at the Makati police headquarters, pending the filing of appropriate charges.

Meantime in Navotas City, police arrested Ronel Bane, 21; Rolando Diaz, 54; Allan Miranda, 46 and Dante Albetia, 29 for using shabu before dawn in at Barangay North Bay Boulevard North,.

The Navotas City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit and Intelligence Unit arrested the four suspects after they were caught in the middle of a drug-using session. (With a report from Minka Klaudia Tiangco)