Kagawad, Cafgu hubby charged for drugs
A COUPLE, who are a barangay kagawad and a member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu), was charged before the Prosecution Office in Compostela Valley on Monday, after they were arrested in a drug raid on March 24, Saturday.
Facing charges for violation of the Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, are Rahima Guiday, 48, a barangay councilor in Concepcion, Laak town, and her husband Cafgu Akmad Guiday, 57.
The suspects are also facing charges for violation of the Republic Act 10591 or The Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition.
Recovered from the house of the suspects were 13 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, otherwise known as shabu, worth P150,000 and 250 grams of suspected dried marijuana leaves with a street value of P10,000.
Authorities also recovered five empty sachets with shabu residue, one grenade, one caliber .20 homemade pistol, one caliber .45 pistol and magazine, eight pieces of a 12-gauge live ammunition, 16 live ammunitions, two caliber .38 live ammunitions and two caliber .9mm live ammunitions.
Operatives of the Pdea11 with the Compostela Valley Provincial Police Office, Laak town police, New Bataan town police, Asuncion town police, Police Provincial Safety Command, and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 11 implemented the search warrant at Purok 4 in Concepcion around 6 a.m.
Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (Pdea) 11 Director retired Supt. Antonio Rivera said the barangay councilor is No. 6 in their priority target list in Compostela Valley. Her husband was also
nabbed for helping her in the illegal trade.
The couple is currently detained at Pdea-11 jail facility, while the seized suspected illegal drugs were submitted to Laboratory Service of the Pdea-11 office for qualitative and quantitative examination.
Stated in the Republic Act 10591, if the suspects are found guilty, the maximum penalty shall be imposed, in addition to absolute perpetual disqualification from any public office.