CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Five drug couriers were successively arrested and over five hundred thirty seven thousand worth of illegal drugs were confiscated by combined police operatives and anti-narcotics agents during recent operations in the region.
Personnel of Sadanga Municipal Police Station, Mountain Province PPO intercepted four suspects along the national road particularly at Sitio Ampawilen, Sadanga, Mountain Province in the afternoon of April 25, 2017.
Suspects were identified as Robin Ayco Jacob, 25, businessman a resident of San Francisco, Biñan, Laguna, Pedro San Antonio Gonzales, 48, Marvin Pastora Martir and Lister Ayzlei Pangilinan Allada all natives and residents of Biñan, Laguna.
They were aboard a MAZDA vehicle and they came from Kalinga Province going towards Bontoc, Mountain Province when they were captured.
Police seized 10 rolled marijuana leaves and 10 bricks of marijuana leaves weighing a total of 17.4 kilos with a dangerous drug board value of P 435,000.00.
On the other hand, a woman was nabbed in a buy-bust operation at her residence in the morning of the same day. Lady drug pusher was identified as Norlyn Abdulmadid Demnatang, 19, residing at Purok 5, Ferguson Road, Baguio City.
Seized from her were 3 sachets of suspected “shabu” weighing 17 grams with a dangerous drug board value of P102,000.00, digital weighing scale, and two ladies wallet containing several IDs and receipts.
Police are conducting investigation to determine the possible supplier of the suspects.
All suspects are facing charges on violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act Drugs Act.
By Dexter A. See