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2004-02-17 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| Likewise, the absence of a prior surveillance or test buy does not affect the legality of the buy-bust operation.[21] There is no textbook method of conducting buy-bust operations. The Court has left to the discretion of police authorities the selection of effective means to apprehend drug dealers.[22] Furthermore, if a police operation requires immediate implementation, time is of the essence and only hasty preparations are sometimes possible.[23] What is important is whether the speed of preparation compromised the rights of the accused.[24] The appellant has not satisfactorily shown how the speed of preparation endangered his rights.[25] | |||||