Catarman No. 10 wanted for illegal drugs nabbed

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
March 26, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO-8 said that the police will continue and intensify operations against illegal drugs trade in the region.

On March 23, 2012 at about 6:00 PM, Catarman Police led by PCInsp Federico N. Sanchez, ACOP conducted buy-bust operation at Barangay Zone 2 UEP, Catarman, Northern Samar and arrested one Edgar Ongsotto Caranzo, 40 years old, married, jobless from Barangay Cawayan of said municipality.

Caranzo is rank no. 10 in the watch list of illegal drugs personalities in Catarman and was arrested for selling a sachet of suspected “shabu” to PO1 Mitchelle E. Montalban who posed as buyer.

Confiscated from his possession were: one plastic heat sealed sachet containing suspected shabu, One Thousand peso bill with SN MW359470, Five Hundred peso bill with SN QM814641, two (2) One Hundred peso bills with SN HJ597033 and CV639122, Fifty peso bill with SN RH785712, Twenty peso bill with SN X612646, Nokia 3310 mobile phone, and a Yamaha Vega motorcycle with plate number HJ2287.

Said items were seized, photographed and inventoried from the possession and control of the suspect inside the Barangay Hall of Barangay Zone 2, UEP, Catarman, Northern Samar.

The arrest was witnessed by Honorable Medarda N. Galit, Barangay Chairman of said barangay together with Mr. Elmer Talacay, DOJ Representative and Ma. Cristina Caparal, a representative from the local media.

Caranzo was then brought to Northern Samar Crime Laboratory Office for fluorescent powder dusting examination and later brought to Catarman Police Station for documentation and filing of appropriate charges in court.