Police file raps vs. 2 illegal drugs suspects

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
May 9, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 have charged before the court two arrested suspects for illegal drugs.

Charged for violation of Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002” a certain Brendo Miras alias “Brendo”, 31 years old, single, jobless and a resident of Purok L. Galdo, Barangay Ichon, Macrohon, Southern Leyte.

Miras was arrested by the joint team of Southern Leyte CIDT led by PSI Ferdinand Mendoza and Macrohon Municipal Police Station led by PINSP Aljohn R Llanes on a buy-bust operation in coordination with the Barangay Chairman.

Confiscated from his possession and control were three (3) sachets filled with suspected metamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu”; one unit red Q191 My Phone and a Five Hundred peso bill as marked money.

Subject person is also ranked as No. 1 on the watch list on illegal drugs personalities of Macrohon, Southern Leyte.

Another suspect charged for the same violation was identified as Edmund Delgra Montejo, 25 years old, single, jobless and a resident of P3, Barangay 11, Catbalogan City, Samar.

Montejo was arrested on May 9, 2012 by the elements of Catbalogan Police Station led by PSI Rex Berida Cantillep, Chief, IDM who responded thereat to a telephone call from a concerned citizen alleging of a commotion transpiring at the Catbalogan City Public Market.

Said suspect was found possessing a homemade gun known as “sumpak” loaded with one (1) live ammunition for caliber .38 pistol. Incidental to his lawful arrest was the recovery of two (2) heat-sealed plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance believed to be “shabu”. He was brought to Catbalogan City Police Station for cases of violation of RA 8294 (Illegal Possession of Firearms) and RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act).