ORMOC CITY-Two newly identified drug personalities were apprehended by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the local police during a buy-bust operation on December 6, at about 9:43 pm in Sitio Swerte, Barangay Natubgan, Kananga, Leyte.
The suspects were identified as alias “Mike,” 28, single, jobless, and a resident of Zone Saturn, Brgy. Montebello, Kananga, and alias “Philip,” 45, married, jobless, and a resident of Brgy. Cagbuhangin, Ormoc City.
Alias “Mike” was the primary target of the operation. Police reported that he frequently visited the area to distribute illegal drugs. During the buy-bust, authorities recovered one sachet of suspected shabu purchased for P500 by an undercover operative. A subsequent body search, conducted in the presence of mandatory witnesses, yielded:
Five additional sachets of suspected shabu concealed in a cigarette box, one marked P500 bill; and a bundle of cash amounting to P832 in various denominations.
Meanwhile, a body search of alias “Philip” resulted in the recovery of three sachets of suspected shabu, and A bundle of cash amounting to P221 in various denominations.
Both suspects admitted ownership of the confiscated illegal drugs during the operation.
The two are now facing charges for violations of Sections 5 (selling illegal drugs) and 11 (possession of illegal drugs) under Article II of RA 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The charges were filed at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Ormoc City.
The suspects are currently detained at the Kananga Municipal Police Station lock-up facility. (ROBERT DEJON)
