10 persons nabbed in separate drug ops
Ten persons were arrested, including two minors, in separate drug-related operations by different police units in Cebu that yielded about P1.1 million worth of illegal drugs.
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-7 nabbed Deither Ocaba,18, and two minors aged 15 and 17, along Sanciangko Street, Barangay Pahina Central, Cebu City last Thursday morning. The suspects yielded two large packs of suspected shabu valued at P374,000 and a motorcycle.
PDEA-7 Spokesperson Leia Albiar said they received information from the community regarding the suspects’ involvement in the illegal drug trade, which prompted the operatives to conduct surveillance for one week.
"Sila ang contact and sila pud ang maghatod. Naa pay investigation kung kinsa ilang source kay dili daw ni sila mobaligya og ginagmay," said Albiar.
PREGNANT WOMAN NABBED
In a separate operation in Sambag 2, Cebu City, a woman who was allegedly two months pregnant was arrested by the Mambaling Drug Enforcement Unit and the PDEA-7 at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Police Chief Inspector Randy Tedio Caballes of the Mambaling Police Station said that right after the arrest, the suspect, Jennifer Cabatingan alias “Jen,” 37, claimed that she is two months pregnant, so she can't go to jail.
Caballes said that the suspect was immediately subjected to medical examination, including pregnancy test, but the result was negative.
At least five medium sachets of suspected shabu valued at P295,000 were recovered from Cabatingan.
“Iyang buhaton kay moangkat siya og drugs nya iya stock sa balay nya mao iya ibaligya,” he said.
Police also recovered cash believed to be proceeds of her illegal activity.
MARIJUANA PLANTS
Meanwhile, in Toledo City, more than P150,000 worth of marijuana plants were uprooted in Barangay Matab-ang last Thursday afternoon.
The cultivator, identified by the police as Leonardo Tante, legal age, was able to elude arrest after he sensed police presence while watering the marijuana plants.
Operatives of the Toledo City Police Station, in a joint operation with the Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC), uprooted a total of 600 marijuana stalks and 400 fully grown plants worth P155,000.
SPO1 Roxam Enerio of the Toledo Police Station said that Tante is a newly-identified drug personality.
“Pag-abot namo didto nakabantay mi nga namisbis siya sa mga tanom nga marijuana, dayun nakabantay siya nga nangabot mi. Mao to nakaikyas siya kay nisuot man siya sa mga tanuman,” Enerio said.
BUY-BUSTS
In Carcar, the authorities nabbed Rowelito Remompo, 31, a resident of Upper Cogon, Poblacion 1, a buy-bust operation.
Seized from his possession were four small sachets of illegal drugs.
In Minglanilla, Socrates Mahilum, 37, a resident of Poblacion Ward 3, Minglanilla was arrested in a buy-bust operation.
Confiscated from him were six small packs of suspected shabu and P600 buy-bust money.
In another buy-bust operation, the Mabolo policemen arrested Ceasar Coliflores, 45, and Norbena Taneza, 41, at Sitio Panaghiusa, Barangay Carreta, Cebu City yesterday dawn.
Recovered from the suspects were four medium packs and 28 small packs of shabu worth 280,450.
Police also recovered three illegal guns (9mm caliber, .45 caliber and 357 revolver) from Coliflores and cash believed to be proceeds of their illegal activity.
Meanwhile, Maritzhel Nabua, 32, and Cecille Albana, 24, were also arrested.
Recovered from the suspects were one medium pack and 11 small packs of shabu worth P35,400.
— Ermida Q. Moradas, Jeffrey Legara and Marenyl Bolhao, USJ-R Intern/GAN