Drug suspect arrested in Talisay City bust alleged member of int’l syndicate

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Drug suspect arrested in Talisay City bust alleged member of int’l syndicate
Mark Navarrete is arrested in buy bust along with Ruferd Gella and Juanito Amahan Jr

CEBU, Philippines – Police arrested 3 suspects in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Dumlog, Talisay City, on Thursday, June 6, including a man they believe to be part of an international drug syndicate based in Dubai. 

Arrested were 28-year-old Mark Navarrete, who in 2017 was arrested in Dubai for his alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade; Ruferd Gella, 32; and Juanito Amahan Jr, 34. 

Navarrete was said to have been sentenced to 5 days in prison in Dubai before he was deported to the Philippines.

Based on the conversations retrieved by the police from his cellular phone, Navarrete was conducting transactions in Talisay City, Cebu City, and Dubai, according to Talisay City Police chief Marlu Conag. 

Police said methamphetamine hydrochloride with estimated value of P145,860 was recovered from the suspects. Rappler.com 

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