Intensified
anti-illegal drugs drive in EV nets 8 suspects
By RPCRD, Police Regional
Office 8
October 11, 2013
CAMP SEC. KANGLEON, Palo,
Leyte – The top police official in Eastern Visayas reiterated his
directive to his men to continue hitting hard on criminal elements
behind the trafficking of illegal drugs in the region even as he
announced the arrest of eight drug suspects in a series of police
operations conducted recently.
“While we are gaining
headway in our campaign, all police units must sustain intensified
police operations against illegal drugs as the drug menace will always
remain as one of our primary concerns,” said Police Regional Office 8
(PRO8) chief PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria.
Soria added that recent
focused police operations in Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar and Biliran
have resulted in the arrest of eight suspected drug pushers and the
confiscation of sizeable volume of suspected methamphetamine
hydrochloride or “shabu”, several drug paraphernalia and two short
firearms.
The police official
identified the suspects as Leonilo Orzal, 32; Allan Cabulang, 29;
Dario Damaso, 36; Reynaldo Ranola alias Rickman, 47; Roy Villamora,
35; Kemuel Caones, 25; Eric Mendoza, 43 and Carmen Bolotaolo, 42.
Orzal, Cabulang and Damaso
were arrested in a buybust operation early Tuesday morning at Brgy.
Bunga in Biliran province by the Regional Special Operations Group 8
(RSOG8) under PSInsp. Dinvir Revita that also led to the confiscation
of two sachet of suspected “shabu”, P500-bill buybust money and
several drug paraphernalia.
At 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, a
buybust operation by a police team from Calbayog City Police Station
led by PSupt. Elmer B. Cinco at Purok 5, Brgy. East Awang in Calbayog
City led to the arrest of Ranola and the seizure of two medium-sized
sachets containing suspected “shabu”; P2000-bill used as buybust money
and one black Cherry mobile phone.
Villamora and Caones,
meanwhile, were arrested in a buybust operation by a composite police
team from Alangalang police station and Leyte Police Provincial Office
under the supervision of PCInsp. Santi Noel Matira at Brgy. San
Antonio, Alangalang town in Leyte.
Two small heat-sealed
sachets of “shabu” and P500-bill marked money were confiscated from
the suspects.
In Maasin City, couple
Mendoza and Balotaolo were nabbed in a manhunt operation early
Wednesday morning at Brgy. Mantahan by a police team led by PCInsp.
Reynaldo Torlao.
Balotalo was arrested based
in an arrest warrant for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 under criminal case number 13-08-3946
issued by Judge Ma. Daisy Paler Gonzalez of Regional Trial Court
Branch 25 in Maasin City.
During the arrest, the duo
was caught in the act of segregating and repacking suspected
methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu”.
Aside from three sachets of
suspected “shabu” granules and several drug paraphernalia, one unit
.38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver loaded with five ammunitions and
one unit .22 caliber magnum Black Widow revolver, both without serial
numbers, and 11 ammunitions for .22 caliber were confiscated in plain
view by the arresting policemen.
The eight suspects are now
detained at police station lock-up cells while Soria assured that
arresting policemen will actively attend all the prosecution
proceedings so that the suspects will be eventually convicted for drug
offenses filed against them.