Pharmacy owner nabbed for illegally selling Nubain

Cebu Daily News

A pharmacy owner allegedly involved in the illegal sale of Nubain, a regulated painkiller, was arrested in a buy-bust operation yesterday afternoon.

Napoleon Ricamora, a registered nurse and owner of Nars Paharmacy, was arrested after a brief chase with police.

Also arrested was Ricamoras alleged cohort, Calvin Klein Caete.

Police said the suspects met an agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) who acted as a poseur-buyer during the operation in barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City.

The transaction took place near a hospital.

Police said it was Caete who approached the poseur-buyer while Ricamora stayed in a Toyota Fortuner SUV.

Caete allegedly handed over 30 ampules of Nubain worth P9,600 to the PDEA agent. Ricamora then got off the SUV and joined in the transaction.

PDEA operatives moved in when the poseur-buyer handed over the P5,000 marked money to the suspects.

PDEA agents cornered Caete but Ricamora was able to run to his car and drove off.

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