SADANGA, Mountain Province – Two
tourists from Manila were arrested after were caught with more than P3 million
worth of dried marijuana in a police checkpoint here in Sitio Ampawelin,
Poblacion on April 23..
Police Regional Office-Cordillera director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee identified the suspects as Louigie Erguiza Param and Bernard Hope Poyaoan Bravo II, both 22-years-old and residents of Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Lee said that prior to their arrest, the Sadanga Municipal Police Station received a tip about marijuana bricks being transported from Kalinga.
Immediately, coordination was made with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Mountain Province and nearby police units for the establishment of a checkpoint in Sitio Ampawilen where they flagged down a black Toyota sedan.
The operation led to the arrest of the suspects who yielded 30 bricks of marijuana and one in tubular form with a total weight of 30.75 kilos worth around P3,609,000.
Operatives inventoried at site the seized items in the presence of Poblacion punong barangay Eliang Anongos, kagawad Ben A. Faguingas and media representative Apolo Padasen.
The suspects underwent drug testing at the Regional Crime Laboratory Office in Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet and later brought to Sadanga police station.
They were charged with violation of the Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, police said.
Police Regional Office-Cordillera director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee identified the suspects as Louigie Erguiza Param and Bernard Hope Poyaoan Bravo II, both 22-years-old and residents of Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Lee said that prior to their arrest, the Sadanga Municipal Police Station received a tip about marijuana bricks being transported from Kalinga.
Immediately, coordination was made with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Mountain Province and nearby police units for the establishment of a checkpoint in Sitio Ampawilen where they flagged down a black Toyota sedan.
The operation led to the arrest of the suspects who yielded 30 bricks of marijuana and one in tubular form with a total weight of 30.75 kilos worth around P3,609,000.
Operatives inventoried at site the seized items in the presence of Poblacion punong barangay Eliang Anongos, kagawad Ben A. Faguingas and media representative Apolo Padasen.
The suspects underwent drug testing at the Regional Crime Laboratory Office in Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet and later brought to Sadanga police station.
They were charged with violation of the Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, police said.
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