2 suspected drug pushers jailed

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
May 28, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 constant with its campaign against illegal drugs has arrested two suspected pushers here Friday.

On May 25, 2012 at about 8:15 PM, joint elements of Leyte Provincial Special Operations Group (PSOG) led by PSInsp Daryll Samson Chua, Chief PSOG and elements of Villaba Police Station conducted buy-bust operation at the vicinity of Barangay Poblacion Del Sur, Villaba, Leyte.

This resulted to the arrest of a certain Howard A. Albaño, 30 years old, single, jobless and a resident of Barangay Poblacion del Norte of said municipality and one Rey H. Ramirez alias “Ondo”, 50 years old, single, jobless from Barangay Poblacion del Sur of same municipality.

In the buy-bust operation, police officers who posed as buyers were able to buy from the suspects one (1) small sachet of suspected “shabu” worth P500.00. Recovered from the actual possession of Albaño were: P500.00 peso bill used as marked money, one (1) medium sachet with suspected “shabu”, one (1) Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum, C7G loaded with six (6) live ammos and a hand grenade without pin.

During the arrest, said suspects resisted and triggered the gun twice against PO3 Rey Baldicano Jr. but it failed to ignite. Suspects then threw a hand grenade to the other members of the arresting team but fortunately it did not explode.

After a brief struggle, said operatives were able to subdue and restrain the suspects. Thereafter, both suspects were brought to Villaba Police Station for presentation and subsequently brought to PSOG office at LPPO, San Jose, Tacloban City for documentation and finally endorsed to PDEA 8 for chemical analysis of the confiscated items.

Suspects were returned to Villaba Police Station for proper disposition and a case for violation of RA 9165 and Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosives has been filed in court against them.