Veteran actor Julio Diaz arrested in drug bust

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Aktor na si Julio Diaz at kasamahan nito, arestado sa drug operation ng Meycauayan PNP | via <a href="https://twitter.com/dolandcastro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dolandcastro</a> <a href="https://t.co/0wscvrL8dr">pic.twitter.com/0wscvrL8dr</a>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/987161596471463936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>MANILA (2ND UPDATE) - Actor Julio Diaz was arrested Friday after he was caught selling illegal drugs to a police asset in a suburb of the capital, authorities said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Aktor na si Julio Diaz at isa pang kasama arestado ng Meycauayan -PNP sa iligal na droga <a href="https://t.co/tRFaCeLYcQ">pic.twitter.com/tRFaCeLYcQ</a>— doland castro (@dolandcastro) <a href="https://twitter.com/dolandcastro/status/987159976924798976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Diaz, whose real name is Mariano de Leon, and his driver were arrested in his home in Barangay Langka, Meycauayan, Bulacan, said Senior Insp. Epamela Sarsaba a police spokesman.The actor was among 50 people who were arrested in simultaneous raids in Bulacan on Friday. Thirteen people were also killed for allegedly resisting arrest.&quot;Ako ay nahuli sa isang bisyo. Sa aking pagkakaintindi maaaring gumamit ako pero hindi ito isang bisyo na nilamon ako...ng droga,&quot; he told radio DZMM. (I was arrested for a vice. As far as I know, I may be a user, but I was not consumed by drugs.)Diaz appealed for forgiveness, adding, &quot;Bahala na ang Diyos...Hindi ko na alam.&quot;(I leave everything up to God. I don&#x27;t know.) &quot;Nagdadatingan yung demonyo ng tukso. Natukso talaga,&quot; he added. (The devil of temptation came. It was temptation.)Diaz, best known for the 1993 award-winning epic &quot;Sakay,&quot; had previously denied taking illegal drugs after his name was included in a barangay drug watch list. He underwent surgery in 2016 after suffering a brain aneurysm. -With a report by Doland Castro, ABS-CBN News<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/29/16/weeks-after-surgery-julio-diaz-attends-film-screening">How is Julio Diaz doing now after surgery</a> </li></ul>

Actor Julio Diaz was arrested Friday after he was caught selling illegal drugs to a police asset in a suburb of the capital, authorities said.

Actor Julio Diaz was arrested Friday after he was caught selling illegal drugs to a police asset in a suburb of the capital, authorities said.

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Veteran actor Julio Diaz arrested in drug bust

Veteran actor Julio Diaz arrested in drug bust

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Published Apr 20, 2018 10:50 AM PHT

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