Police nabs brgy chief

A barangay chairman who is listed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of Level 2 High Value Target (HVT) was nabbed during the simultaneous implementation of search warrants in Davao Oriental on Friday dawn.

In an interview on Saturday with Police Chief Superintendent Marcelo Morales said after they were able to complete the case build against some narcopliticians, they applied for a search warrant against Barangay Chairman Erwin Barabag at Purok Mansanitas, Barangay Macangao, Lupon, Davao Oriental.

He was arrested after the raiding team recovered from his possession, one unit Cal. .45 SN 625897, inserted with magazine loaded with six live ammunition.

Aside from that, two small sized heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu and one elongated heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu were seized.

Authorities implemented around 2:30 in the morning on October 19 the simultaneous implementation search warrants to different individuals for violation of Sec. 11, RA 9165, also known as the Dangerous Drugs Act, issued by Judge Emilio G. Dayanghirang III of RTC Branch 32, 11th Judicial Region, Lupon Davao Oriental.

Aside from him, the law enforcers likewise implemented search warrants against Ruth Petiluna, Marjun Generale, Em-em Wenceslao, and Baby Shane Palma, all from Lupon, Davao Oriental.