Saturday, April 30, 2022

15 nabbed in Cordillera; P15-M marijuana seized

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – A total of 15 persons were arrested in the Cordillera recently with around P15 million worth of illegal drugs confiscated from the suspects.
    Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. Ronald O. Lee said latest to be arrested April 18 here were Sally Palaganas Bugtong, 39 and Brendalee Kasandra Lebgan Modawan, 39 who were caught in a buy-bust operation by joint operatives of Benguet police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency after Bugtong sold a sachet of suspected shabu worth P9,180.
Another sachet of suspected shabu worth P12,308 was seized from Modawan.
    Inventory of seized items was witnessed by Prosecutor Joselea Floria- Balleta, Dept. of Justice representative and Kagawad Jason Bulasao of Barangay Puguis.
    In Kalinga earlier on April 17, Jeboy Amangan, 22, student was arrested while his companion identified as Abel Agaoy is being hunted by police after they sold illegal drugs that day in a buy-bust operation at Sitio Pakak, Barangay Agbannawag.
    Seized Amangan were 10 bricks of marijuana worth P1,200,000 and 50 grams of dried marijuana leaves and stalks found in a carton worth P6,000.
    Inventory of confiscated items were witnessed by Lailanie Balao-ing, Dept. of Justice representative, kagawad Victor Fontanilla of  Agbannawag and Leonora Lo-oy of media.
    Earlier, 13 drug personalities were arrested in the while a total of P14,854,000 worth of marijuana plants were uprooted and burned by cops from April 10 to April 16.
    The Police Regional Office Operations Division said Baguio City Police Office recorded highest number of arrests with seven, followed by Benguet with five and Abra with one.
    In Baguio City, arrested were Ian Niccolo Pinlac Reynon, 28; Jeric Lopez Batuyog, 21; Troy Agunod Simbajon, 21; Levi Hope Flordelis Molines, 20; Manny Lacambra Calagno, 38; Alain Gadalio Candong, 44; and Edian Morales Peralta, 30.
    In Benguet, nabbed were Mark Guilford Awal Puddong, 39; Gilbert Guinomon Labutan, 32; Kenjie Laongan Edoc, 25; and a 17-year-old male minor while one Crisanto Marcellano died in a shoot-out with Mankayan town police.    
    Meanwhile, apprehended in Abra was Patrocinio Domingo Basseg, 48.
    Buy-bust operations resulted in the seizure of a total of 3.9306 grams of suspected shabu worth P26,728 and  confiscation of marijuana worth P603,840.
    All suspects are now facing charges for illegal drugs.
    Meanwhile, Benguet police uprooted and burned a total of 8,510 fully grown marijuana plants worth P1,742,000.
    Some 6,800 marijuana seedlings valued at P272,000 and marijuana leaves and stalks worth P12,840,000 were also confiscated.

 

 

 

 

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