DUMAGUETE CITY, March 6 -- Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental have arrested three persons and dismantled an alleged drug den during an operation in Sibulan town north of this capital Tuesday night.

PDEA agents conducted a buy-bust operation around 8:31 p.m. Tuesday at Sitio Campaclan, Barangay Poblacion in Sibulan, which resulted in the discovery and subsequent dismantling of the alleged drug den, a PDEA-7 report said Wednesday.

Apprehended were Rubennie N. Furton, 33, an auto electric technician, subject of the operation and who reportedly maintained the drug den; and his two "visitors", Michael Frank V. Renacia, 33, and Rey D. Velez, 46.

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