PDEA scores big in Zamboanga ops
Another member of the notorious Alih Drug Group was recently arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Zamboanga City for allegedly selling methamphetamine hydrochloride or more notoriously known as shabu to a PDEA undercover agent.
Undersecretary Arturo Cacdac, Jr., PDEA Director General identified the suspect as Emma Ahmad Abubakar, alias “Sarahima”, 56, a vendor and resident of Brgy. Santo Tomas, Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte.
Cacdac said Abubakar is the grandmother of Nadzhul Alih, the leader of Alih Drug Group.
Her son, Nardizabal Abubakar Salih, alias “Totoh Salih” or “Ping-ping”, was previously arrested for violation of Republic Act 9165 on August 18, 2009. He was also charged for frustrated murder. The drug case, however, was dismissed in court.
Cacdac said anti- narcotics op- eratives of PDEA Regional Office 9 (PDEA RO9) under Director Joseph C. Ladip conducted at 9 p.m. Wednesday a buy-bust operation in the vicinity of Zamboanga City Public Market, Zamboanga City that led to the arrest of Abubakar.
A PDEA agent who acted as poseurbuyer was able to buy one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet of suspected shabu weighing approximately 50 grams with an estimated value of 80, 000.
Confiscated from Abubakar were one brown paper used as wrapper, one black sling bag, one plastic pack containing four bundles of transparent plastic cellophanes, one green Nokia mobile phone and 500 used as buybust money.
Abubakar is now facing charges for selling and possessing illegal drugs.
Meanwhile, in Zamboanga del Norte, a local government employee was arrested PDEA operatives in a buy-bust operation in Dapitan City.
Arturo G. Cacdac identified the suspect as Gilbert Borbon Quines, alias “Tata”, 46, a data entry machine operator of the local government of Dapitan City, Zamboang del Norte, married and a resident of 196 Governor Carcinero St., Potol, Dapitan City.
Cacdac said that based on reports he received, the suspect was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday by the PDEA Regional Office 9 (PDEA RO 9) under the supervision of Director Joseph C. Ladip during a buy-bust operation at the junction of Crisosotomo Ibarra St., Brgy. Dawo, Dapitan City, Zamboang del Norte.
Confiscated during the operation were one heat- sealed transparent plastic sachet of suspected shabu, one leather wallet containing several Identification cards, cash amounting 70.00 and the 500 used as marked money.
Quines is now facing charges for violation Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs), and Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.