The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 37-year-old Filipino non-resident worker in the central district last week for selling and taking drugs, seizing 0.85 grammes of ice (methamphetamine) from his home with an estimated street value of 3,000 patacas, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.
According to the spokesperson, PJ officers received a tip-off on Wednesday night last week that someone was selling drugs in the city centre. At around 10 p.m., police intercepted the suspect, surnamed Bernardino, in a street in the area.
The police later searched his nearby home where they seized five small bags containing 0.85 grammes of ice, along with foil and other drug-taking paraphernalia.
Bernardino told police that he is a labourer.
Under questioning, according to the spokesperson, the suspect told police that the ice seized in his home was for personal use only.
The PJ investigation indicated that Bernardino has a long history of drug use, and a urine test came out positive for ice.
The spokesperson said that the police were still tracing the source of the drugs, adding that Bernardino has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for further investigation.
This 2009 infographic shows the main short- and long-term adverse physical and mental effects that may appear in methamphetamine use. – Image courtesy of Mikael Häggström/Wikimedia Commons
