A 41-year-old man was arrested during a hot-pursuit and drug buy-bust operation in Mahogany Village, Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, at around 1:00 a.m. on August 25. The suspect, identified as Elmer Perez, a native of Barra, Macabalan, was also linked to the snatching of a necklace from a senior citizen along Julio Pacana Street in Licoan area, an incident whose video has gone viral on social media. Authorities recovered the Honda Click motorcycle allegedly used in the crime, along with six sachets of suspected shabu. The ₱250-worth necklace has yet to be recovered, while the alleged actual snatcher, identified as Archie Abao, remains at large. Perez is set to face charges for snatching and violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
Watch the viral video uploaded by netizen Peter John Yanong, who initially thought the two men were involved in a fight but later realized that it was actually a snatching incident. The incident occurred at around 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24.
Below are screengrabs.
