Tarlac ex-cop arrested for illegal drugs

By Nelson Bolos

PANIQUI, Tarlac -- From law enforcer to law-breaker.

The Tarlac Criminal Investigation and Detection Group here arrested a former policeman for involvement in illegal drugs.

Former PO2 Rodel Cortez Domacia was apprehended at his residence in Barangay Tablang here after a court-issued search warrant was served.

Chief Insp Angelo Nicolas said, “We have been closely monitoring the activities Domacia because of persistent reports that he is into illegal drugs”.

Domacia is a former cop of this town’s police station but in 2013 he was found positive of drug use in a random drug test of police personnel along with PO3 Emmerson Garcia.

When the result of the police random drug test was released, Domacia went on Absence-Without-Official-Leave (AWOL) and was consequently dismissed from the service.

He was reported to have hidden somewhere in Ilocos for several months.

Garcia, on the other hand, was arrested in a buy-bust in Gerona town in possession of more than 13 grams of shabu.

“He must have been warned of our operation that’s why he was able to ‘clean’ his house but it is good he did not resist arrest”, said Nicolas who personally led the raid on the house of Domacia.

Three live ammunitions and drug paraphernalia, including several pieces of used aluminum foils with drug residue, where seized from Domacia’s house.

Domacia, who again tested positive of drug use, will be charged of violation RA 10591 and RA 9165, Nicolas said.