Police recovers 2 more cocaine bricks in Eastern Samar

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
July 9, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force of the Philippine National Police Region 8 continuous to score high in its drive against illegal drugs, as it recovered two more cocaine bricks weighing about two kilograms during its massive crackdown operations in Maydolong, Eastern Samar.

PNP 8 Director Rey Lañada informed that at around 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon of July 5, the PNP8-AIDSOTF assigned in Maydolong Municipal Police Station led by Chief of Police Vergel Untalan recovered more than two kilograms of cocaine from one person identified as Eledio Plego of Barangay 7, Maydolong, Eastern Samar.

The recovery was effected after the said PNP conducted massive information drive. The said two bricks of cocaine which weigh more than two kilograms are now in the custody of the Maydolong Police station.

The latest recovery brings to a total of thirty-five (35) the number of bricks of suspected cocaine weighing more or less thirty five kilograms, recovered by the joint team.

The 35 cocaine bricks recovered have a total street value about P196 Million, Director Lañada said.

It would be recalled that the elements of the Philippine National Police have recovered 33 cocaine bricks amounting to P185 million and apprehended six persons who were selling the same, in two separate buy bust operations in Eastern Samar on June 30 and July 1, 2010.