Woman with P.5 marijuana- nabbed in Tabuk checkpoint

TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- A 28-year old woman, an alleged drug courier, was arrested by police and anti-narcotics operatives in possession of at least P550,000 worth of dried marijuana leaves in brick form while boarding a Baguio-bound GL bus at a police checkpoint here at SitioTalaka, Barangay Agbannawang around 6 a.m. Thursday.

Chief Supt. Benjamin B. Magalong, regional police director, identified the arrested drug couriers as Merlyn DangsoyGuimba,,  ofTulgao West, Tinglayan, Kalinga and a resident of Luyocan, Lacnog, Tabuk City.

Guimba was found in possession of 22 pieces of dried marijuana brick weighing 22 kg valued at P550,000 while boarding a GL Trans bound for Baguio City.

Representatives from the Department of Justice, barangay and media witnessed inventory of the confiscated drug items.

The contrabands were turned over to the Kalinga Provincial Crime Laboratory Office for examination while the arrested woman was turned-over to the Kalinga PAIDSOTG for documentation and disposition and appropriate case is being prepared for filing at the Prosecutor’s Office against her.

The operating troops were composed of Joint members of the 3^rd Maneuver Company of the Regional Public Safety Battalion led by Senior Insp. John BangcawayanCayat JR., Provincial Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Group and Intelligence Branch of the Kalinga Police Provincial Office.

Magalong ordered police operating units in the region to up their anti-drug campaign.