Unalaska, AK – A 23-year-old man who was arrested last week for allegedly selling drugs near the Unalaska City School was released on bail today.

Jason Tungul is free on $18,000 bail following his arrest on Thursday on four charges of third- and fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. Tungul was caught following a sting operation in which he allegedly sold a Department of Public Safety informant $600 worth of marijuana on four separate occasions, in Town Park and on the basketball court behind the Unalaska City School.

The arrest is Public Safety's second informant operation in as many months. What makes this case unusual is the fact that officers used an informant who was just 18 years old. Sgt. Jennifer Shockley says that while that's not unheard of, it is a first in Unalaska.

"He's the youngest informant that we've used," she said. "But it's not unusual to use young informants, particularly if it's a young crowd you're trying to break into."

Shockley wouldn't comment on reports that the informant was a high school student.

If convicted, Tungul could face heavier-than-usual penalties because the informant who allegedly bought the drugs was under the age of 19, and because the sales took place within 500 feet of the school.

Public safety officers first received reports of Tungul allegedly selling drugs, in some cases to school-age children, in early May. Shockley says officers currently are investigating whether other people may have been involved as well.

Tungul is next due in Unalaska's District Court on Friday, when he's scheduled for a pre-indictment hearing.