5 drug suspects nabbed

FIVE persons who were allegedly engaging in the illegal drug trade were arrested in separate buybust operations in Negros Occidental in the past two days.

In Bacolod City, Jerrymiah Malanday, 20, of Barangay Banago was collared in the said village yesterday after police seized from him seven sachets of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), a pair of SCISBACOLOD sors, and a lighter. He is detained at Police Station 3.

In Calatrava town, Garret Ian Lumanog, 32, of Barangay Bantayanon was arrested at Barangay Look on December 11, after he allegedly yielded a sachet of suspected shabu worth P1,200, and the P500 marked money.

Lumanog is a streetlevel target and a drug surrenderer under the drugs watchlist of Calatrava Municipal Police Station.

In E.B. Magalona town, Ryan Suarez, 36, of Barangay Mantaangan was arrested on Tuesday in the said village, which resulted to a recovery of three sachets of suspected shabu worth P3,500, and the P500 marked money.

Suarez is a drug surrenderer and a high-value target.

In San Carlos City, Mary Jane Setenta, 28, of Barangay 3 was arrested for sale and illegal possession of dangerous drugs at Barangay 5 two days ago.

Police confiscated from her possession three sachets of suspected shabu, coin purse, cellular phone, P500 in cash, and the P500 marked money.

In Kabankalan City, Rogie Tia, 41, of Barangay 9 was arrested in the said barangay on Tuesday after police recovered from him six sachets of suspected shabu worth P10,000, drug paraphernalia, the P100 marked money, and P1,032 in cash. He is a street-level target.*