Bigtime druggie, 2 nabbed, P.5 million shabu seized

21 wanted persons arrested 

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet -- Regional police arrested 24 wanted persons of which three were listed as top most wanted in Cordillera.
    This, as a top drug personality and two others were captured with half a million worth of illegal drugs were seized in anti-illegal drug operations in Baguio City on Nov. 23.

    Alleged bigtime drug personality Joshua Stephen Aluyon Alsisto aka Pidot, was arrested at Unit 9 of no. 12 Barangay Imelda including his companion Denise Gayle Serrano Valencia.

     Prior to their arrest, a concerned citizen phoned authorities that an alleged pot session was ongoing in said place.

    Combined forces of Legarda Police Station (PS5) and Marcos Highway Police Station and PDEA-Baguio responded and arrested the suspectrs.

     Confiscated from the suspects were A Cal. 45 handgun, magazine with inserted 10 bullets, box containing 40 bullets, 65 grams of suspected shabu valued at P442,000 and assorted drug paraphernalia. 

    Another drug personality named Rodolfo Flores Resurrection, 31, welder, of Bauang La Union and a resident of Purok 5 Santo Niño, Irisan, Baguio City was apprehended in a buy-bust operation at Teachers Village, Santo Tomas Proper Nov. 24.

    Four sachets of suspected shabu worth P6,800 were confiscated by Marcos Highway and Kennon Road police, City Intelligence Unit and PDEA.

    All arrested drug suspects are now in the custody of concerned police stations while charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 known as Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and RA 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) will be filed against them in court.

     This, as police arrested 24 wanted persons of which three were listed as top most wanted in Cordillera.

    Out of these nabbed Nov. 16 to 20, Baguio City Police Office recorded the highest number of arrests with 10, followed by Benguet with six, Abra, five and Mountain Province with three.

    TMWDs arrested were two in Abra. 

    Resty Tombaga Bingcan who was indicted for acts of lasciviousness was captured in Tui, Daguioman on Nov. 16 while Luciano Pugrad Tamo Jr who was charged for rape was caught in Poblacion Langangilang on Nov. 17.

    Bingcan had bail of P80, 000 while Tamo was denied bail.

    The no. 10 TMWP of Station-2, BCPO identified as Shaun Marvy Ancheta Meneses charged for theft was nabbed in Tam-awan, Pinsao Proper, Baguio City on Nov. 16.

    Meneses had recommended bail bond of P80,000 for his temporary liberty.