Manila, June 26 -- Authorities arrested an accomplice of the leader of a criminal gang in a buy-bust operation in Caloocan early Wednesday.
Philippine National Police-National Capital Region Police Office (PNP-NCRPO) chief, Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said Jaymark "Mac Mac" Mercene, alias Kapre, 18, was arrested inside Room No. 7, Marsman Hotel in Barangay Grace Park around 1:30 a.m.
Mercene is a trusted man of criminal gang leader Edgardo Mongado Co Jr. alias J.R. Co, who is engaged in illegal drug trade activities in Pasay City, Makati City and neighboring provinces of Rizal and Cavite.
The suspect yielded a total of 1,050 grams of shabu worth PHP7.1 million and one piece of genuine PHP1,000 bill incorporated with 12 bundles of boodle ...