3 men held at Bauko check- point for P1.9-M marijuana

>> Sunday, August 27, 2023

BAUKO, Mountain Province -- Three men were arrested at a checkpoint here at Malupa, Abatan for transporting over P1.9 million worth of marijuana on August 23.
    The police regional information office said reports submitted to Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. David. K. Pererdo identified those arrested as Christian Rico Navas Espirito Santo, 25; Alex Francisco Santos, 25; and John Paul Jungkin De Leon, 24, all residents of Theresa, Rizal.
    The same report disclosed joint operatives from different units of Mt Province police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Cordillera (PDEA) Mountain Province, Regional Intelligence Division (RID), Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU)-14, and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Mountain Province immediately conducted checkpoint operation after receiving information about three individuals who would be transporting marijuana products from Buscalan, Kalinga to Ilocos Region..
    During their arrest, operatives confiscated 16 bricks of dried marijuana leaves weighing 16,165 grams worth P1, 939, 800.00 and bag containing marijuana kush weighing 3.5 grams worth P4,200 inside the suspects' car.
    The confiscated items were inventoried at arresting site in the presence of suspects witnessed by Prosecutor Clifford Langbis, Daryle Fayofay, media representative and kagawad Lydia Dino of Abatan.
    Suspects were brought to Bauko police station where charges for violating Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) were prepared against them, while the vehicle used by the suspects is under the custody of PDEA.

 

 

 

 



 

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