11 persons nabbed in Cordillera for drugs

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Eleven suspects allegedly engaged in illegal drugs were arrested in the Cordillera that resulted in  confiscation of marijuana and shabu the past two weeks.

In a checkpoint operation, Amiel Chua Mercado, 24, student and a resident of Banggut, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya was arrested at the national road in front of Poblacion West, Lamut evening of Sept. 8.

Confiscated in his possession were marijuana stalks with leaves and fruiting, three containers containing dried marijuana stalks and five containers containing marijuana seeds, all valued at P240,000.

In a buy-bust operation in Baguio City, 10 individuals were separately caught after having transaction with undercover cops who posed as buyers.

Arrested were Maricel Soriano Soriano aka Karen, 36, online seller and boarder of Sanitary Camp, who was arrested at Maharlika Livelihood Complex, on Sept. 11. followed by the arrest of Limel Nico San Pedro, 32, of Maryknoll Campo Sioco; Angielyn Castañeda Venturina,25 and Charlene Laborete Avellanoza a.k.a Mae Valdez, 40, both residents of Lower Kitma Road.

Both were nabbed Sept.        10 at Room 209, South Terminal Inn, Governor Pack Road.

Rizalde Abinsay Osiang, 42, graphic designer and caretaker of MOJAX Property Rentals Building was caught Monday at the building along Lower General Luna Road.

Confiscated from Soriano were three sachets of suspected shabu worth P6,000 and buy bust money while three sachets of suspected shabu, marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia were seized from Pedro and his companions while two sachets of shabu were seized from Osiang.

In Kalinga, three shabu dealers identified as Reynaldo Viloria Esguerra, 54, and Lallaine Dela Cruz Guidangen, 32, were apprehended in their homes at Jose Abad Santos St., Laya East, Tabuk City on Sept. 7, 2019 while Jeston Talay Gayawet was arrested at Purok 4, Bulanao on Sept. 5.

 Evidence confiscated from Esguerra and Guidangen were suspected shabu and two bullets for Cal. 45 while two sachets containing suspected shabu, P1,000 buy bust money and drug paraphernalia were seized from Gayawet. 

Two more alleged drug dealers identified as Jerico Millare Pariñas, 23 of Bangued Abra was arrested at Rizal St.  Zone 7, Bangued on Sept. 5 while Arnold Novida Ynzon, 40 helper and a resident of Balili, La Trinidad, Benguet was arrested at Pico, La Trinidad on Sept. 4

Confiscated from Pariñas were three sachets containing suspected shabu, P1,000 buy bust money, two cell phones, P1,240 cash and a Mio Yamaha motorcycle.

Two sachets containing suspected shabu; one cell phone and P1,000 buy-bust money were taken from the possession of Ynzon.

 All arrested suspects are now under the custody of the concerned operating units while a case for violation of RA 9165 known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Acts of 2001 was filed against them in court.