Photo: 33-year-old Nigerian man arrested in a drug bust in Marikina City, Philippine

A Nigerian man was arrested on Tuesday, July 12 by joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 3 (PDEA RO-3) and PDEA-National Capital Region (PDEA-NCR) in a drug sting inside a resto bar along Don Juan Sumulong Highway in Barangay Sto. Niῆo, Marikina City, Philipine.

According to Manila Bulletin, the 33-year-old Nigerian identified as Ejike Okoye (alias "Martin") is believed to be a member of West African Drug Syndicate operating in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Central Luzon.

PDEA RO-3 director Emerson Margate revealed that PDEA RO-3 agents were able to secure a drug deal from Okoye to purchase of 300 grams of shabu for PHP360,000. They agreed to meet inside the resto bar in Marikina City. That was where they arrested the suspect.

Confiscated from the Nigerian were six medium-sized resealable transparent plastic sachets containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu with a street value of PHP1,050,000 and the marked money used in the anti-drug operation.

The suspect was brought in PDEA Jail Facility in Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga for further investigation.