Fliptop rapper Jason Yap Rodriguez or more popularly known as J-Skeelz, 37, was arrested in a buy-bust operation by operatives of the Candelaria Municipal Police Station (MPS) at around 3 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020.

According to Police Lieutenant Colonel Arnulfo Selencio, the rapper was staying at the First Quezon Premier Hotel in Barangay Masin Sur, Candelaria, Quezon. A policeman pretended to be a buyer and Rodriguez allegedly bought a plastic sachet of suspected illegal drugs worth P1,000.

The suspect also found two more plastic sachets of suspected illegal drugs.

After the confirmation of evidence, the plastic sachets were taken to the Quezon Provincial Crime Laboratory for testing.

The suspect is now detained at the custodial facility of Candelaria MPS.

J-Skeelz even managed to rap inside the jail after he was arrested. He was accompanied and applauded by other detainees.