Judge convicts shabu supplier to life in jail

BAGUIO CITY – This city’s drug court recently convicted a big-time supplier of shabu from Dagupan City to life imprisonment and a fine of P5 million after being found guilty delivery of dangerous drugs.

The illegal drug dealer, who evaded arrest for nearly four years, was identified as Ali Sarozon Peti-ilan, 32, male, married, native of Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur, and resident of Silungan, Binloc, Dagupan City in Pangasinan,

Peti-ilan was convicted by Antonio C. Reyes, presiding judge of the First Judicial Region, Regional Trial Court Branch 61 in a decision late last month.

Court records bared Peti-ilan delivered 2.49 grams of shabu to a drug law enforcer of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – CordilleraAdministrative Region, who posed as buyer in a buy-bust operation at Pinsao Pilot Project in Baguio last Sept. 3.

The seized dangerous drug was valued at P30,000.

Peti-ilan who was with a fellow supplier at that time of the operation eluded arrest be escaping using their car.

A warrant of arrest was issued by Reyes against the two on Oct. 5, 2006.

Reports said Peti-ilan had been supplying sub-distributors of shabu in Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet.