An inspection of a garbage truck entering the Port of Guam led to the arrest of the truck driver over alleged possession of drug paraphernalia and suspected crystal methamphetamine.
Rufo Viloria Sebastian, 51, of Barrigada, was booked and confined in connection with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, according to a news release from the Port Authority of Guam.
Upon entering the Port terminal yard, an armed security guard assigned to Gate 2 informed the operator of the Mr. Rubbishman garbage truck that he would be conducting a random inspection and instructed the driver to exit the vehicle.
During the inspection, the guard witnessed the driver place something inside his right boot. The guard approached the driver to ask what the item was.
The driver handed over a small case which allegedly contained drug paraphernalia and a white crystalline substance suspected to be methamphetamine.
The guard called for the assistance of a Port police officer and a test was administered on the substance. The result of the test was that the substance was crystal methamphetamine, also known as “ice.”
“I want to commend Port Police Chief Jesse Mendiola for his leadership as well as the guard and officers who worked on this case,” Port General Manager Rory J. Respicio said in a statement.
Respicio said this arrest “is the result of Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio and our board’s directives to prevent drugs from entering our island through Guam’s ports of entry.”
“We will continue to do everything possible to keep the Port safe and continue this Administration’s efforts to secure our border,” he added.
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