Pusher, illegal gamblers rounded up
A DRUG pusher and five gamblers were arrested by the different units of the Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO-COR) in its continuous campaign against illegal gambling and illegal drugs.
Through a tipped information, police arrested five gamblers in the act of playing cards at Cardan Resto Bar, Kayang Street, Upper Market, Baguio City in the afternoon of October 23.
Arrested were identified as Jimboy Valdez De Guzman, 23; John Michael Frigillana Villanueva, 33; Rico Daway Wayang, 23; Ronel Bentoga Sayas, 22; and Bernie Bartolome Segundo, 43; while Edwin Pregillana Hilario, 27 who was among the group managed to escape.
Personnel of the Criminal Intelligence Unit and personnel of Baguio City Police Office Police Station 7 were able to confiscate one table, five mono block chairs, one set of playing cards and cash money amounting to P2,560.
In another operation, a drug pusher identified as Fernando Quiñones Carbonel aka “Nanding”, 65, driver and presently residing at Naguilian Road, Baguio City was arrested in a buy-bust operation at the Jeepney terminal of Guisad in the afternoon of October 23.
Personnel of the BCPO Station 2, and Philippine Drug Enforcement AgencyCAR confiscated six pieces heat sealed transparent plastic
sachets containing substance suspected for shabu and an undetermined amount of buy bust money.
All arrested individuals are now under the custody of the concerned operating units while appropriate charges were filed against them in court.