Five drug suspects, one of them a public school teacher and listed as high value individuals were arrested by the different drug enforcement unit of Police Regional Office 9 and PDEA in a separate anti-illegal drug operation conducted in Zamboanga City, Pagadian City, Isabela City and Zamboanga del Norte on October 14, 2020.
Norbert Cesar Bana Apiag, 33 years old, single, was arrested by joint elements of PDEA and Regional Drugs Enforcement Unit 9 in a drug buy bust operation at FS Pajares Avenue, Purok San Francisco, San Jose District, Pagadian City at about 2:15 PM of October 14, 2020. Confiscated items were: six sachets of suspected shabu with DBB value of ₱ 6, 800.00, weighting one gram, marked money and one unit single motorcycle. He is now under the custody of PDEA, Provincial Capitol Compound, Santo Niño District, Pagadian City for proper disposition.
Jaber Salasim Antam, 30 years old, was arrested by operatives of Zamboanga City Police Station 9 in an anti-illegal drugs operation at Brgy. Baliwasan Seaside, Zamboanga City at about 2:00 AM of October 15, 2020. Confiscated during the operation were ten sachets of suspected shabu with estimated DDB value of ₱ 6, 800.00 weighing 1 gram, and two bills of 100.00 pesos ( ₱ 200.00) marked money. He is now under the custody of said police station for proper disposition.
Abdullajid Pading Apas, 30 years old, was arrested by operatives of Isabela City Police Station in a drug buy bust operation at Brgy. Tabuk, Isabela City at about 5:25 PM of October 14, 2020. Confiscated during operation were: seven sachets of suspected shabu, with DDB ₱ 3, 500 pesos with an estimated weight of .7 grams and buy bust money worth ₱ 500.00. He is now under the custody of said police station for proper disposition.
Jeanald Padalapat Casera, 22 years old, was arrested by joint elements of Kabasalan Municipal Police Station (MPS), PDEA and 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company in a drug buy bust operation at Purok Mahogany, Brgy. Fl Peña, Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay at about 2:30 PM of October 14, 2020. Confiscated during operation were: two sachets of suspected shabu with estimated grams of 6 grams and street value of ₱ 40,800.00, and ₱ 900.00 pesos used as marked money. He was brought to Kabasalan MPS for proper disposition.
Renan-Zain Bendanillo Mapag, 28 years old, was arrested by operatives of Zamboanga City Police Station 5 in an anti-illegal drugs operation at Brgy. Lunzuran, Zamboanga City at about 9:00 PM of October 14, 2020. Confiscated during the operation were six sachets of suspected shabu with estimated ddb value of ₱ 3, 000.00 weighing 0.3 grams and three bills of 100.00 pesos ( ₱ 300.00) marked money. He is now under the custody of said police station for proper disposition.
(PCpt. Edwin A. Duco, Chief Public Information Officer)
(Source: Public Information Office – Police Regional Office IX)
