5 nabbed for drugs, ammo in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY -- Five persons including two foreigners were nabbed by police for illegal drugs and firearms here.

In Baguio City, a certain Bryner Filog Tagtag, 32, of M. Roxas Street, Baguio City and native of Bontoc, Mt. Province was arrested here Tuesday long Philippine Postal Loop, Barangay Salud Mitra, after he allegedly sold a sachet of shabu to a cop who posed as a buyer.

Confiscated from him were, two sachets of suspected shabu, marijuana leaves, drug paraphernalia and a Yamaha Mio motorcycle including P8,000. 

Another search warrant issued by Judge Mervin Jovito S. Samadan of RTC Branch 70, 1st Judicial Region Burgos, Pangasinan led to the arrest of Helen Rivera Binay-An, 54, farmer inside her residence at Pias, Camp 7, Baguio City Thursday morning.

Reportedly found in her possession were 44 bullets, two magazines for Carbine and a holster for pistol.

Earlier on June 8, two Sudanese and a Filipino were arrested after 14 sachets of shabu was allegedly found in their possession at their boarding house in Upper San Vicente. Arrested persons were identified as Sami Osman y Saifeldin, 26, Mohamad Ali, 27, both students and Dan Hill Calibuso 29, plumber and a resident of 49, Marcos Highway.