A barangay servant was arrested in his house in Brgy. Tanque, Pio V. Corpus, Masbate, for carrying illegal drugs and loose firearms.

Pio V. Corpus Police, Masbate Police Provincial Office, Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, and 502nd Mobile Force Company conducted a search warrant operation through the court's order.

The "high-value" individual identified as Leandro Daligdig Batuto Alyas "Yan-yan", 33, was discovered to be carrying fifty grams of shabu worth P340,000 and two bullets from a caliber 45 gun.

Batuto is now facing charges as it violated the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.