CAMP MAJOR BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – 8 suspects, 4 of whom were identified as High Value Individual (HVI), were captured in a week-long anti-drug operations, .
Allen Carlo Dela Cruz Visperas, a HVI, 22, native of Pozorrubio Pangasinan and a resident of SLU Bakakeng Old Site, Baguio City was arrested in Kadmangan, Poblacion, Tuba, Benguet in the afternoon of September 5, 2020. Visperas was caught with two plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, Php1,000.00 buy bust money, boodle money and one (1) cellphone.
Another HVI Esmeralda Camos Bacani, 37, laborer and presently residing in Campo Filipino, Baguio City was caught on Bokawkan Road, Cresencia Village, Baguio City in the night of September 4. Confiscated from Bacani was one (1) plastic sachet of suspected shabu; buy bust money; and one (1) cellphone.
On September 2, 2020, Mariza Basiagon Agnaya, 40 years old, HVI, and a resident of Purok 1, Bulanao Tabuk City, Kalinga and her companion Canuel Palutan Ballong, 38, and a resident of Nambaran, Tabuk City, Kalinga were caught in Nambaran, Tabuk City, Kalinga, Recovered and confiscated from Agnaya and Ballong were three (3) small plastic sachets containing suspected shabu,
Patrick Roger Catbagan y Tamayo, HVI, and his companion Mary Jane Nunag, were arrested in Purok Magsaysay Loakan Proper, Baguio City. Four (4) plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, one (1) digital weighing scale, Php5,000.00 buy bust money, boodle money and various drug paraphernalia were taken from Catbagan and Nunag.
Moreover, Other drug personalities arrested were identified as Tyrell Bacayan Balang aka “Tayek”, 22, unemployed, native and resident of Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. Balang was detained after he was apprehended in Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet on September 2. Confiscated and seized evidence from the custody of Balang were one (1) plastic sachet containing suspected shabu, Php1,000.00 buy bust money and a cellphone.
Alfonso T Eugenio, 31, was held in Brgy. Bado Dangwa, Tabuk City, Kalinga in the afternoon of September 1. Five (5) plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, Php 1,000.00 buy bust money and one (1) cellphone was seized from Eugenio.
“We will continually boost our anti-drugs campaign, we will track down and arrest all those involved in the drugs trade. We appeal to the community for their utmost cooperation by immediately reporting to the nearest police station any person or activity involving the use of drugs for their arrest”, PBGen R’WIN SA PAGKALINAWAN said.
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