34 nabbed, drug den dismantled in raid

Thirty-four alleged drug personalities were arrested while inside a drug den, which was also dismantled, during yesterday's anti-drug operation at Purok 3, Durian Avenue, Barangay Madaum, Tagum City.

Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 regional director Police Chief Superintendent Marcelo C. Morales commended the operatives of Tagum City Police Station headed by Police Superintendent Philip Jefferson S. Ayban and Davao del Norte Provincial Mobile Force Company (DNPMFC) led by Police Superintendent Werenfredo Regidor, Jr. for the successful operation. Authorities yielded four grams of suspected shabu amounting to more or less P54,000 during the operation conducted in coordination with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (Pdea 11 at 12 midnight of November 2.

During the operation, an agent posed as a buyer and transacted with the targets identified as Resolo D. Brunay alias Tata Igit and alias Kuringking. The undercover policeman purchased one big transparent cellophane containing “shabu” from the targets. However, Kuringking resisted arrest that resulted to an armed confrontation. Morales said that Brunay managed to escape. Recovered from the scene were a pair of slippers and one unit homemade .38 revolver loaded with three pieces of ammunition, two of which were live. The team likewise seized 11 sachets containing suspected shabu, three improvised glass tooters, six aluminum strips, 12 disposable lighters, five sachets with residues of shabu, one black pouch containing assorted sizes of empty cellophane, buybust money, and two bamboo clips. /