POLICE ROUND UP

31 nabbed in Baguio, Tuba for gambling

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Police arrested 31 persons  in Baguio City and Tuba, Benguet for illegal gambling last week.
    Fourteen persons were nabbed for the offense in San Luis, Baguio City and Camp 1, Tuba, Benguet on April 1.
    Cases for violation of Presidential Decree 1602 (illegal gambling) were set to be filed against them.
    An anonymous report from a concerned citizen about ongoing illegal gambling, led to arrest of nine persons at Purok 8, Sampaguita Site, San Luis.
    Baguio police director Col. Allen Rae Co. identified the suspects as Dickson Dagdagi Tungap 34, laborer; Jay-r Lachica Seli, 27, teacher; Raymond Garcia Gatchalian, 29, laborer; Herminion Dayanan Floresca b, 55, taxi driver; Rogelio Ducusin Garcia, 54, construction worker; Montano Villanueva Pulido, 58, taxi. Driver; Eddie Angaluan, 46, construction worker; Clarence Arellano Duldulao, 52, taxi driver; and Cesar Lizardo Gapasin, 60, construction mason.
    Seized from them were playing cards; P620 cash, three dead fighting cocks and a live one, and other items used by the suspects in illegal gambling.
    Confiscated items were inventoried at the site witnessed by kagawad Joseph Domiong of San Luis while suspects were brought to Naguillan Road Police Station for investigation.
    Meanwhile, at Sitio Kamuweg, Camp 1, Tuba, local police on patrol were approached by a concerned citizen to report ongoing illegal cock fighting activity that resulted to the arrest of five individuals. 
    Col. Reynaldo Pasiwen, Benguet police director identified the arrested individuals as Midon Mendoza Marcelo, 34, laborer; Danny Bilit Coliado, 34, farmer; Jan Mico Allidem Bulalit, 25, mechanic; Mark Camacho Guay, 30, and Julius Alcedo Catubing, 40, both laborers.
    Two roosters and two notebooks containing bet lists were seized. The arrested suspects and confiscated items were brought to Tuba police station for disposition.
    Still in Tuba, eight individuals were nabbed for playing Lucky 9, an illegal card game at Sitio Laaw, Camp 6 early morning of April 4.
    Pasiwen identified the arrested suspects as Diosdado Casem Moral Jr., 32; Ferdinand Dumalig Bati, 27; Gilbert Felipe Lipawen, 36; Marvin Ayan Akisio, 45; Francis Sanchez Galiga, 44; Orencio Say-eng Arias, 41; Rey Barroso Marquez, 32, all miners; and William Likwet Diwayan, 58, driver. 
    Confiscated from the suspects were the bet money amounting to P 1,650 and playing cards. 
    Meanwhile, police also arrested three drivers and a bookie in two separate anti-illegal gambling operations April 5 in Sitio Acop, Barangay Caponga, Tuba.
    Pasiwen said the drivers were arrested playing cards inside a parked jeepney in the area.
    The arrested suspects were identified as Aron Carino Antero, 40; Leonardo Kimkiman Teofilo, 33; and Mark Bugnay Doloy, 29, all employed as drivers.
    Police confiscated a set of playing cards and bet money from suspects.
    In Tublay town, Dewey Ibanio Gao-ay, single, 57, was caught collecting money bets for Small Town Lottery (STL) and was in possession of illegal number game paraphernalia at Sitio Asin, Barangay Nangalisan. Confiscated items from the suspect were one cell phone, bet money among items used for illegal gambling.

 

P13.2-M marijuana uprooted in Kibungan, Benguet  24 nabbed in Cordi for drugs; P24-M shabu, MJ confiscated

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Police arrested 24 persons for illegal drugs in Cordillera and seized over P21.9 million worth of marijuana and shabu in March. 

A report from the regional police information office said Cordillera police  conducted a total of 17 marijuana eradication operations wherein 92, 980 pieces fully grown marijuana plants, 3,000 marijuana seedlings and 26 kilos of marijuana stalks were destroyed worth P21, 836,000.
    Of this, P20,356,000 worth of marijuana was discovered and destroyed in Benguet while P1.48 million worth marijuana were eradicated in Kalinga.

Moreover, 21 buy-bust operations were conducted that led to the arrest of 24 drug personalities while 20.87 grams of shabu amounting to P141, 888.12 were confiscated from the arrested suspects.

Topping the list was Baguio City Police Office with 13 arrested drug personalities, followed by Benguet Police Provincial Office with eight arrests, Abra PPO with two arrests and Kalinga PPO with one.

This, as some P13.2 million worth of marijuana plants were uprooted and burned in Kibungan, Benguet by lawmen April 3-4.

Col. Reynaldo Pasiwen, Bnenguet police chief said the illegal plants were discovered in plantations at a communal forest in Sitio Tableo, Barangay Badeo.

On April 3, a total of 2,100 marijuana plants worth P420,000 were found at the site along with 10 kilos of abandoned dried marijuana stalks worth P1, 200,000.

The following day, 28,000 marijuana plants worth P5,600,000 were uprooted by police in another plantation. 

Some 50 kilos dried marijuana stalks P6,000,000 were also found in the area. 

Kalinga man wanted for slay nabbed after hiding over 15 years

BAGUIO CITY – A construction worker was nabbed here after 15 years hiding from the law for murder he allegedly committed in his hometown of Tanudan in Kalinga. 

    Kalinga police director Col. Davy V. Limmong identified the suspect as Arthur Calading Ao-as, 47, construction worker, of Barangay Babanoy, Tanudan, Kalinga.
    Ao-as, the no. 5 top most wanted person of Kalinga was reportedly nabbed at here in Purok 3, Barangay Pinsao Proper,Tam-awan Village on April 4.

    According to Tanudan police, an anonymous caller reported the location of Ao-as.

    Immediately, police from Tanudan, regional cops based at Camp Dangwa and Baguio Police Station 2 apprehended the suspect.

    Ao-as was brought to Tanudan municipal police station where he was jailed.

    He is now facing charges for the crime of murder with no bail recommended.

 

3 nabbed in Baguio selling shabu to cops

BAGUIO CITY – Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents nabbed two women and a man here in separate operations on April 3 for illegal drugs. 

A police report identified the arrested as Jestonie Lamsie Packoy aka “Tonio,” 28; Nicole Foronda Salango aka Nikki, 33 and May Ann Sereso De Guzman, 37.
    In Loakan, Packoy was apprehended along Access Road, after he allegedly sold two grams of suspected shabu worth P2,000 to a cop operative who acted as buyer.

Confiscated from the suspect was another sachet of suspected shabu weighing 0.2 grams worth P2,000,  boodle money, non-professional driver’s license, F11 Oppo cellphone and motorcycle allegedly used by the suspect when he transacted with cops.

In a separate operation of City Drug Enforcement Unit, Salango, call center agent, was arrested along km 4 Marcos Highway Bakakeng Central while selling a sachet of suspected shabu weighing about one gram worth P6,000 to a lawmen who posed as buyer.

The buy-bust money and her Samsung cellphone used in the transaction were seized from the suspect.

Meanwhile, in Barangay Zamora, De Guzman was nabbed after she allegedly sold two small sachets of suspected shabu weighing about 0.3 grams worth P1,500 to an undercover cop.

Reports from the Camdas Police Station revealed a concerned citizen told police the suspect has been dealing illegal drugs to night workers (hospitality girls) along her route at Magsaysay, Harrison and Lakandula streets.

Cases for violation of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were prepared against the three suspects.

 

Tabuk treasurer held for shabu

TABUK CITY, Kalinga --– Police arrested a barangay treasurer here April 4 for shabu worth P34,000 after his house was searched following warrant issued by a court. 

Police identified the suspect as Marcelino Bumon-as Gud-ay, 59, who was nabbed in his house in Barangay Malin-awa. 

Seized in Gud-ay’s house were around 5five grams of suspected shabu placed in sachets, inside the casing of a  phone, lighter, tooter, and used and unused foil.

Inventory site witnesses were three barangay kagawads of Malin-awa and representatives from Dept. of Justice and media.

 

Bontoc bizwoman nabbed over resto slot machine 

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- A businesswoman was arrested here Monday following implementation of search warrant wherein a slot machine (Kulalong) was found allegedly being illegally operated in her establishment in Chakong, Bontoc Ili.  

The suspect was identified as Elaine Estao Peckley Fateg, a resident of Barangay Poblacion and owner of a Restobar located at place of arrest.
    Bontoc police reportedly received anonymous complaints regarding a slot machine (Kulalong) being operated at the business establishment which prompted police to apply for search warrant at her establishment.

Customers of the restobar reportedly kept coming to play the slot machine while waiting for their orders to be served.

The suspect and confiscated item were brought to Bontoc Police Station where a case for violation of Presidential Decree 1602 (illegal gambling) was prepared against her.

Man nabbed in Tuba for rape

TUBA, Benguet – Police arrested a rape suspect here April 2 at Barangay Tadiangan. A Benguet Provincial Police Office report identified the suspect as Ronnel Alban Taquid, 34, laborer who was wanted for violation of Republic Act 8353 or the Anti-Rape Law he allegedly committed on March 2019.
    Taquid was arrested after Marietta S Brawner-Cualing, presiding judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 9, First Judicial, La Trinidad, Benguet issued warrant against him. The suspect is now under custody of Tuba police.

Farmer ‘burns self’ to death in Ilocos town

By Mar T. Supnad

CAMP QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur- A 66-year-old farmer accidentally burned himself to death afternoon of April 5 in Barangay San Ramon, Magsingal town.
    Police identified the victim as Hermilo L. Andallo, 66 who was found by his neighbors at his farm.
    Police said investigation conducted by the police revealed around 10:30 a.m. that day, the victim went to his farm in San Ramon to clean twigs and dried leaves.
    After cleaning the area, the victim allegedly set on fire the collected dried leaves and twigs.
    However, he was suffocated by the smoke until became unconscious.
    As a result, police said the fire spread quickly where he was causing severe burns on the victim’s body where it was found around 10:30 a.m.
    Victim was rushed to Magsingal District Hospital, for treatment but he was declared dead on arrival by attending physician Rowena Dumag.