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Cordillera Law Enforcers Intercept ₱12-M Worth of Illegal Drugs

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Joint operation conducted by PDEA CAR and PROCOR anti-narcotics operatives resulted to the confiscation of almost ₱ 12- million worth of drugs including the deadly hashish oil in an interdiction operation in Bauko, Mountain Province on February 19, 2021

The operation resulted to the arrest of suspect Rexton Bangang of Tadian, Mountain Province. Confiscated from him were 99 kilos of marijuana in brick form and 60ml of hashish oil loaded in his Toyota Tamaraw FX.

PROCOR Regional Director PBGEN. R’win Pagkalinawan lauded the efforts of his men in partnership with PDEA and vow to relentlessly pursue the last drug dealer in the Cordillera.

PDEA CAR Regional Director Gil Cesario Castro also thanked the PROCOR’s Tadian Municipal Police Station (MPS), RID, RIU-14, Bauko and Sadanga Municipal Police Station (MPS) together with Police Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of Mountain Province for their tactical and technical support.

Meanwhile, a top priority target listed in PDEA and PROCOR was arrested in a buy bust operation at Longlong, Puguis, La Trinidad on February 19, 2021.

Anti-narcotics agents identified the suspect as Cecilia Bulatao, she was arrested together with her companion Marites Alao.

A 1.5 grams of suspected shabu was confiscated from the two suspects.

Dir. Castro encouraged the public to remain vigilant as he pledged to clear the remaining drug affected barangays in the Cordillera.
(Joseph Manzano, RPN DZBS Baguio OIC, photo courtesy of PDEA CAR)

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