PRO8 collared 2 men in drug busts

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
March 1, 2013

CAMP SEC. KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – Two men were arrested by the police in separate anti-illegal drugs operations in Leyte and Samar recently.

"We will continue to pursue local drug peddlers to minimize, if not stop, the proliferation of illegal drugs in our communities," said Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Ragadio Soria, Regional Director of Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8).

The top police official informed that the first operation led to the arrest of Abel Abella y Parilla, 38, married, jobless, in Brgy. Guiwean, Palompon, Leyte past 4 p.m. last Tuesday after selling a pack of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer.

Seized from Abella was one small sachet of suspected shabu and the P500 buy-bust money by a police team led by Police Chief Inspector Hipolito Delima.

Fifteen minutes later in Calbayog City, a police team led by Police Senior Inspector Aaron Raemon Elago raided the house of Patrick Aguilar y Serito, 49, married, jobless, along Rosales Boulevard, Corner Burgos, Purok 5, Brgy West Awang.

Armed with a search warrant number 01-13-31 issued by Judge Reynaldo Clemens of Regional Trial Court Branch 31 in Calbayog City on February 18, the police were able to arrest the suspect and confiscated a sachet of suspected shabu, P2,600 cash believed to be proceeds of his illegal activity and a Nokia mobile phone.

The raid was witnessed by Brgy. Chairman Neil Advincula and Kagawad Pablo Diaz of said barangay.

Abella and Aguilar were detained at the Palompon and Calbayog police stations respectively while the police is preparing the filing of charges for violations of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against them.