3 nabbed for shabu in Baguio inn

BAGUIO CITY -- Three alleged shabu dealers were nabbed here by anti-narcotics agents in different operations inside an inn along Marcos Highway last week.

Nestor G. Amonte, alias Vic, 25, of Cotabato City, was caught red-handed during a buy-bust operation by Philippine Drug enforcement Agency agents Nov. 10, 8:30 p.m. in a rooms at the Peak Blossom Inn along km 4, Marcos Highway while selling a a sachet of .17 gram shabu for P2,500 to a PDEA agent who posed as buyer.

Amonte was found using shabu, in which paraphernalia for the dangerous drug such as improvised glass tube, scissor, lighters and improvised tooter were found on the table in his room, as he even invited the undercover agents to join him and try his stuff.

Consequently, a urine sample taken from Amonte gave positive test result for shabu.

Cases for illegal drugs were filed in court against Amonte last Nov. 14.

Earlier, on Nov. 9, Harold Hunter S. Espina, 27 of Barangay Hillside and Jemaicah A. Tuazon, 21 of Barangay Gen. Luna were arrested while selling two sachets of shabu, weighing .12 gram, for P2,000 to a PDEA agent in a buy-bust operation at about 10. p.m. also in one of the rooms in another floor of the Inn.

Moreover, seized from the two suspects were two other plastic sachets with shabu residues, one improvised aluminum foil tooter with shabu, a roll of aluminum foil, two lighters and a scissor.

The PDEA Cordillera operatives were assisted during the operation by members of the City Public Safety Company of the Baguio City Police Office and the crew of the “Bitag” show of TV5.

Espina and Tuazon were also charged in court for illegal drugs.