CAMP MAJOR BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad Benguet: Thirteen drug suspects including two High Value Individual (HVI) were arrested after falling in the hands of the Cordillera police during a buy-bust operation conducted over the past days.
Police Regional Director PBGen R’win SA Pagkalinawan identified the arrested HVI as Jariel G. Dayawen, 26 who was apprehended in Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet in the morning of May 21, and another HVI listed in the PDEA list identified as Jeffrey P. Damian, 35 who was caught in Lower Kitma, Bakakeng Central, Baguio City on the same date. Along with their arrest is the confiscation and recovery of Five (5) sachets of suspected shabu, Php1,000.00 cash money, Php7,000.00 boodle money used as buy-bust money and one (1) cellular phone.
Recently, four drug pushers were also caught in the morning of May 25, 2020. Arrested drug suspects were Aldrin Inutan Racho, Michael Manalo Galano and Oliver Buenavista Signey who were apprehended in Purok Mangga, Loakan Proper, Baguio, City, while Steve Laurent Noble Serafin was apprehended on Ongasan Road, Loakan Proper, Baguio, City. Over-all confiscated and recovered evidence were Eight (8) sachets of suspected shabu, buybust money and one (1) cellular phone.
Other suspects apprehended were Jefferson P. Garcia, 24; and Julius L. Estrada, 23, arrested in Km. 6, Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet on May 21, while Jefferson Sta Ana Lim, Jerry Sta Ana Lim, Jan Mikhail Yumang Dela Cruz and Charles Hizon Valente were arrested on Ferguson Road, Guisad Central, Baguio City on May 20. Gathered evidence confiscated and recovered were eight (8) plastic sachet containing suspected shabu; 1 zip lock transparent plastic sachet containing suspected dried marijuana leaves with fruiting; Php1,000 cash money and Php6,000 boodle money used as buybust money; 4 cellphone and assorted drug paraphernalia
Furthermore, Hyner Cornel Leung, 33, an OFW and a resident of Apugan, Irisan, Baguio City was arrested after he was caught in possession of assorted drug paraphernalia along Pacdal Circle, Baguio in the same day. Investigation revealed that Leung was on board a Taxi which tried to pass by the PNP Quarantine Check Point when he was accosted and failed to show any pertinent documents and was caught in possession of two tooters, one test tube, four parts of broken tooter and one weighing scale that caused his arrest.
The arrest of the suspects except Leung are results of extensive monitoring and intelligence reports conducted by the police.
All accused are now under police custody and charges for violation of Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were filed against them in court.
Further, police are trying to extract information from the suspects that may hopefully lead to the arrest of their drug sources. (PROCOR RPIO)