ANTI-NARCOTICS agents nabbed four drug suspects and seized P780,000 in cash in two separate operations Saturday night in Camarines Sur.
Officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Ryan Medialdea, who claimed to be a nephew of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Romeo Guevarra alias Mansy or Amang and Christian Bañaria alias Chano.
The officials trapped the three at the Lendes Tourist Inn in La Medalla, Baao, Camarines Sur, and Seized P480,000 worth of shabu.
Elsewhere in the province, another buy-bust operation resulted in the arrest of a Leo Peyra at his residence in Barangay Santa Teresita, also in Baao, and the confiscation of P300,000 worth of shabu.
Meanwhilea, Malacañang said Sunday the Palace official who had the same surname as one of the suspects had denied knowing him.
“He [Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea] does not know the person,’’ Malacañang said in a statement.