Marijuana peddler nabbed at Burnham

BAGUIO CITY – A young man was nabbed here Monday at Burnham Park after he asked a promenader to buy a brick of marijuana from him worth P22,000.

The latter instead reported the matter to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents at their basement office below the Melvin Jones Grandstand at the park.

A few hours later, Pala Padep Toukyo, 26, single, water delivery boy of Acoje Mines, Sta. Cruz, Zambales, and resident here of Purok 3, Kias was nabbed around 4 p.m. that day by PDEA agents in a buy-bust operation near the Solibao Restaurant also within Burnham Park.

Toukyo delivered a brick of dried marijuana fruiting tops weighing 908 grams to a PDEA agent who posed as buyer during the anti-narcotic operation.\

A case for illegal drugs was filed against Toukyo before the First Judicial Region’s Regional Trial Court Branch 61 here.

Follwing this, Edgar Apalla, Cordillera PDEA regional director urged the public to report drug violations to their office by calling (074) 422-5544, or e-mailing atpdeacar_info@yahoo.com,

Apalla said they could also be contacted through cell phone 0921-801-654.
Informants could also or visit the PDEA-Cordillera office at Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet.