00:00More than 5 million pesos worth of marijuana was found in a man's bag in Sampaloc, Manila.
00:05Suspects explained to the police that he didn't have a job so he sold drugs.
00:10Always the first in the news, Jomer Apresto, Exclusive.
00:17This is how much marijuana was found in a house in Sampaloc, Manila.
00:23Where's the bag?
00:24That's a lot.
00:25This is followed by a drug by-bust operation by Sampaloc Police Station
00:30against the 40-year-old suspect, Alias Ramil.
00:33According to the police, the said drugs were dropped by the suspect around the university belt.
00:40The paroquians are students along the university belt.
00:44We did surveillance and validation for more or less 2 months.
00:49And then eventually, he was arrested.
00:54According to the station drug enforcement unit,
00:57a confidential informant called the drug dealers.
01:02Using 10,000 pesos in cash, a police officer pretended to be a buyer.
01:07The suspect took a bribe that resulted in his arrest.
01:11After the operation, he was given 44 kilos of dried marijuana worth almost 5.3 million pesos.
01:20The packaging is usually from the north.
01:26We know how people go here, either private or by bus.
01:33He was wearing a sack.
01:35His disguise was like a feds.
01:41It's good to know that the suspect is now in jail
01:44because of a case related to illegal drugs.
01:47He was released last November.
01:50He refused to give a statement in front of the media.
01:53But he told the police...
01:55His reason is that they have no other livelihood.
02:00This is the reason why they can easily get money to sustain their needs.
02:08He was charged with violating Section 5 and 11 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
02:16This is the first news.
02:18Jomer Apresto for GMA Integrated News.
02:30For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jomera Apresto.
