Pubdate: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 Source: People's Tonight (Philippines) Copyright: Journal Group 2004 Contact: http://www.journal.com.ph/contactus.asp Website: http://www.journal.com.ph Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3454 Author: Alex T. Silva Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/prison.htm (Incarceration) VENDOR GETS LIFE FOR .05 GRAM OF SHABU A Caloocan City trial court judge yesterday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for drug pushing two years after she was arrested for peddling .05 grams of shabu. Branch 127 Judge Myrna Dimaranan-Vidal also ordered Jocelyn dela Cruz to pay a fine of P500,000 in damages in favor of the government. The court likewise meted her another 17 years in prison and a fine of P300,000 for possession of illegal drugs. Dela Cruz was nabbed on December 28, 2002 on Yabut Street, 8th Avenue after handing shabu to a poseur-buyer. - ---