11 DRUG PERSONALITIES NABBED; OVER 5-M ILLEGAL DRUGS SEIZED IN WEEKLONG OPS
The PRO Cordillera cops seized a total of Php 5,432,152.00 worth of illegal drugs and nabbed eleven (11) drug personalities in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted from September 10–16, 2023, regionwide.
Citing records from the PRO Cordillera’s Regional Operations Division, the eleven (11) drug personalities were arrested after they were caught in possession of a total of 9.14 grams of shabu, with an overall Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php 62,152.00.
The same report disclosed that four (4) arrests were made by the operatives of the Baguio City Police Office, followed by the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO), Abra PPO, and Ifugao PPO, with two (2) arrests each, and one (1) arrest made by the operatives of the Regional Drugs Enforcement Unit.
The suspects were identified as Kevin Cabbat, 25 y/o, Lydren Salvador, 25 y/o, Leovino Alegria, 37 y/o, Nicholson Ngolab, 34 y/o, Dante Panelo, 54 y/o, Jhayzee Michaels Jacinto, 20 y/o, Benito Binaliw, 35 y/o, Tristan Steve Wong, 20 y/o, Shirley Bautista, 69 y/o, Bethel Maguen De Los Santos, 21 y/o and a 17 years old male minor.
All arrested suspects and confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to their respective arresting units, while charges for violating the R.A. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, was being prepared against them.
Meanwhile, in separate marijuana eradication operations, six (6) clandestine marijuana plantation sites with a total of 200,750 Fully Grown Marijuana Plants, 500 Marijuana Seedlings, and 40, 000 Dried Marijuana Leaves and Fruiting Tops with an overall SDP of Php 5, 370, 000.00 were discovered in the province of Benguet.
These were all burned by operatives after documentation, and follow-up operations are being conducted to identify possible marijuana cultivators. Also, police officers are continuously conducting barangay visitation and information operations regarding the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the PNP.
TWO DRUG PERSONALITIES ARRESTED; P6.3M WORTH OF ILLEGAL DRUGS SEIZED
Two drug personalities were arrested, and a total of Php 6,357,360.00 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in the provinces of Kalinga and Benguet on September 20, 2023.
Based on the reports submitted to PRO Cordillera Regional Director, PBGEN DAVID K PEREDO, JR., the arrested suspects were identified as Romel Iddamag Urcia, 20 years old, and Rap-Rap Sawadan Delos Santos, 22 years old, both identified as Street Level Individuals.
According to Tabuk CPS, joint operatives of Kalinga PPO, Regional Intelligence Division, and Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15, immediately responded after receiving a civilian tip-off regarding two suspects on board a motorcycle who were allegedly in possession of illegal drugs.
Operatives arrested the suspects after being caught in possession of two (2) sachets of suspected “shabu” weighing MOL 0.2 grams with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php 1,360.00 in Bulanao, Tabuk City.
Both suspects and the confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to Tabuk CPS, while charges for violating the R.A. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared against them.
Meanwhile, in a separate marijuana eradication operation, two (2) clandestine marijuana plantation sites with 31,780 pieces of fully grown marijuana plants and an overall SDP of Php 6,356, 000.00 were discovered in the provinces of Kalinga and Benguet. These were all burned after documentation. **