Camp Major Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet – The leader of a criminal gang and his two accomplices were arrested after selling bulk sachets of suspected shabu worth ₱ 78, 200.00 in a buy-bust operation in Purok 4, Lopez Jaena, Aurora Hill, Baguio City on Sunday evening, July 25.
Operatives from Baguio City Police Office; RACU-COR; RID-COR; EOD/K9 COR and PDEA- CAR launched the operation that resulted in the arrest of two High Value Individuals (HVI) identified as Erwin Dela Peña Roc, 30; Briggs Austria Balacdao, 29; and a Street Level Individual (SLI) identified as Paolo Julian Cariño Estacio, 29.
Suspect Balacdao was identified as the Leader of Balacdao Theft Group, a criminal gang operating in Baguio City.
The suspects were arrested after selling 2 bulk sachets of suspected shabu weighing 10 grams worth ₱ 68, 000.00 to an operative who acted as a poseur-buyer.
The operatives seized another sachet of suspected shabu weighing 1 gram worth ₱ 6, 800 from Balacdao, while 0.5 gram worth of ₱ 3, 400 was confiscated from Estacio. The cellphones, boodle money and the red Innova vehicle used by the suspects was also seized by the operatives.
Suspects were brought at DEU BCPO for documentation and proper disposition, while cases for Violation of RA 9165 of Comprehensive Drug Act of 2002 are being prepared for inquest proceeding against the suspects. (PROCOR-Public Information Office)