9 fall in Cebu City and Minglanilla drug busts
Nine persons were arrested with police seizing over P500,000 worth of drugs in separate buy-bust operations in Cebu City and Minglanilla town Wednesday evening.
The operatives of Mabolo police arrested five alleged drug personalities during their intensified police operations in Sitio Ponce Uno, Barangay Carreta, Cebu City on Wednesday evening.
The police identified the arrested personalities as Gerald Malapit 35; Johnny Libo-on, 27; Roy Astro, 38; Jocar Lagatic, 24; Joshua Florendo, 21.
The operatives recovered from the suspects 20 pieces of small sachets of suspected shabu, two medium packs, and one large pack of suspected shabu with an estimated Dangerous Drug Board value of P483,000.
The suspects are now detained in the Mabolo police station lock-up, pending filing of appropriate charges.
Meanwhile,
four persons were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Lower, Barangay Pakigne, Minglanilla, on Wednesdayevening.
Arrested were Risty "Aga" Pangatungan, 28, a resident of the said place, and Mark Daniel "Macmac" Delas Peñas, 28, a resident of Sitio Hawod Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City.
Police Officer 3 Micky Plarisan of Minglanilla police said that Pangatungan's name is included in the station's drug watchlist.
The police operative transacted with Pangutanan who was working with Delas Peñas when the operation was conducted.
Also arrested were Roberto "Tucio" Bandojo, 32, a resident of Sitio Lower, Barangay Pakigne, Minglanilla, and Job "Ubyang" Unabia, 35, a resident of Sitio Hawod, Barangay. Bulacao, Talisay City, after police found them in possession of illegal drugs.
According to police, Pangatungan and Delas Peñas are identified as street-level drug peddlers while Bandojo and Unabia are newly identified drug personalities.
A total of two medium packs and 17 triangular packs of suspected shabu worth P130,000 were seized from the possession of the suspects.
Arrested are now detained at the Minglanilla police station, pending filing of charges.