Tough luck for this guy who just needed a train ticket.
A man who was buying an LRT train ticket was arrested yesterday after being caught in possession of marijuana in Pasay City.
Radyo Inquirer identified the suspect as 21-year-old Christian Marcelino, an aircraft cleaner.
According to the police, Marcelino was buying a ticket at the LRT Line 1 Libertad Station when a plastic sachet of marijuana accidentally fell from his pocket.
The report added that Marcelino even tried to step on the sachet to hide it but a security guard had already noticed.
The suspect was also reportedly with his younger sibling when the incident happened.
Marcelino reportedly admitted that the marijuana was his, but did not say where he got it from.
The suspect will be charged with violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 or Republic Act No. 9165, the maximum sentence for which is life imprisonment and a fine ranging up to PHP10 million (US$185,933).
