36 wanted persons nabbed in Cordillera

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Cordillera cops arrested 36 wanted persons June 13 to 19. Abra Provincial Police Office recorded the highest number of arrests with nine arrested, followed by Kalinga PPO with eight, Baguio with six; Mountain Province and Benguet with five each, Ifugao with two and Apayao with one. 
    Based on records from the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division here, eight of the arrested were listed as most wanted persons.

    Christopher A. Binoja and Julie Cudal Lapuz, were nabbed for rape; Aldous Ebero Gavina for illegal drugs and Pablo Cabarrubias Paringit aka “Ambong” for frustrated murder.
    All three were listed as most wanted persons in different provinces.

In the municipal level, Roberto Torqueza Panday was arrested for incestuous rape while Teodoro Banawag Pallogan was nabbed for illegal firearms.

Jackie Castillo Raga was arrested for cybercrime while Sean Allen Quimson Castillo was held for illegal drugs.

P71-K shabu  seized from  LT mechanic

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- A total of P71,672 worth of suspected shabu was seized from a  mechanic here in a buy-bust operation by police and narcotics agents  here June 19 at Barangay Betag. 

Police identified the suspect as Jefferson Pinas Garcia aka "Kusil," 25, resident here
    "Kusil" was arrested after selling suspected "shabu" weighing about 5.54 grams worth P37, 672.00 to an undercover agent.
    Another sachet containing suspected "shabu" weighing five grams valued at P34,000 and the  buy-bust money were also confiscated from him.
    Inventory of seized items was witnessed by Betag barangay captain Peter Comila; Denver Bastingo, media representative and Prosecutor Elnora Mangallay.

The suspect and confiscated items were brought to the town police station where charges for illegal drugs were filed against Garcia.

Online ‘shabu seller nabbed in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY -- A 28-year-old online “shabu seller” was arrested by cops and anti-narcotics agents here at Diamond Subdivision, San Luis on June 22. 
    Police named the suspect as Reina Salvador Buenaventura, 28, native of Nueva Ecija, and resident of the subdivision. 

Lawmen said Buenaventura sold a sachet of suspected shabu weighing 35 grams worth P238,000 to an undercover drug operative who acted as buyer. Additional shabu weighing 0.5 grams worth P3,400 was confiscated from the along with the buy-bust money.

Confiscated items were inventories in the presence of prosecutor Don Immanuel Vergara, barangay kagawad Marcial Wandagan and Charles Nikko Limon of RNG Luzon as media representative.

Buenaventura is now in incarcerated at Baguio City Police Station 8 where charges for illegal drugs were prepared against the suspect.

NPA cache of drugs, bullets found in Abra

TUBA, Abra — Government troops, acting on information from New People’s Army surrenderees, found a cache of guns and ammunition of New People’s Army rebels here in Barangay Alangtin on June 20.
    The military said four rifles, a 12-gauge shotgun, Cal. 38 revolver and bullets were recovered by 71st Infantry Battalion, 69th IB, 73rd Military Intelligence Company and Abra police.
    Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. Ronald O. Lee bared this, saying personnel of 71st Infantry Battalion, 7th ID; 69th IB; 73rd MICO of the Philippine Army and Abra police searched the area after former NPA rebels revealed arms cache hidden in the area.

The recovered firearms were placed under custody of the 71st IB in Barangay Alfonso, Gregorio Del Pilar, Ilocos Sur for safe-keeping.

P2.5M marijuana confiscated in Isabela

By Leander C. Domingo

ALICIA, Isabela -- Dried marijuana leaves worth P2.5 million were recently confiscated in joint operation of Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency here. 

The PDEA identified the suspect as Isaiah Jet Co alias Ijay, 26 years old and a resident of Barangay Baluarte in Santiago City.
    He has been tagged by the authorities as a high value target.
    According to the PDEA, Co fell into the hands of the authorities in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Apanay here while selling to a PDEA agent acting as buyer.

Confiscated from Co were a loaded Cal.38, a hand grenade, four packs of marijuana worth more than P2.5 million, personal gadgets and accessories.

This town's police said a case has been filed against Co for violation of Article 2 Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165 known as the "Comprehensive Drugs Act of 2002."

Police said the suspect has partners in Kalinga province, the main source of marijuana sold in Region 2.

Vendor nabbed in Baguio over P17-K shabu 

BAGUIO CITY -- - A 24-year-old vendor is now facing charges for illegal drugs after he was arrested by cops and anti-narcotics agents here at Purok 5 St. Joseph Village on June 21.
    Police named the suspect as Marcelo Quinto Mata, aka “Makoy Quinto,” 24, vendor, native of Pangasinan, and resident of Trancoville.

Mata was arrested after he sold a sachet of suspected shabu weighing 2.6 grams worth P17,000 to a lawman.

Confiscated also from the suspect were alleged shabu worth P4,760 and P16,500 buy-bust money.

Confiscated evidence were inventoried at site in the presence of prosecutor Don Immanuel Vergara and barangay kagawad David Dawa of Purok 5, Barangay Saint Joseph Village.

Mata and confiscated items were brought to the Crime Laboratory of Baguio City Police Office for examinations. 

Itogon miner held over P23- K shabu

ITOGON, Benguet – Police and anti-narcotics agents arrested a “drug personality” here June 21 in Barangay Virac.
    Police identified the suspect as Winden Pimentel Baggay, 29, construction worker/mine, and a resident of Skyview, Virac.
    Baggay was arrested after allegedly selling suspected shabu weighing two grams worth P13,600 to lawmen who acted as buyers.

Suspected shabu weighing 1.5 grams worth P10,200 was also confiscated from him along with buy-bust money and a cell phone.

Inventory of all confiscated items was done at the site witnessed by barangay kagawad Alex Tongalag and media representative Charles Nikko Limon.

Baggay is now facing charges for illegal drugs.