Eastern
Visayas police director PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria said the sting
operations forms part of the strengthened campaign to address the
threat posed by drug abuse and trafficking in the region.
“While the
illegal drug situation in Eastern Visayas is not alarming, we must
continue the crackdown against illegal drug personalities as the
success of our campaign would greatly reduce the crime volume in the
region,” he added.
Soria
cited the findings at a forum sponsored by the Justice Sector
Coordinating Council led by the Supreme Court in 2011 wherein it was
revealed that 60% of criminal cases filed in court are drug-related.
“Our anti-illegal drugs
drive aims at saving the youth from the evils of drug abuse and
minimize its negative impact to society,” the police official averred.
In Maasin City, a buybust at
past 10:00 a.m. Saturday by RSOG led by PSInsp. Dinvir Revita led to
the arrest of 37-year old Reynaldo Seiga at Brgy. Asuncion.
Police seized from the
suspect one large heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing
suspected “shabu”, two pieces P500-bill buybust money and one unit
.9mm caliber pistol marked PT 111 Pro with serial number TCS89630 and
two magazines with 13 ammunitions.
Meantime, Jerry Godez, 51
and Sandy Diolola, 32 were nabbed in a buybust operation and
implementation of search warrant by the Regional Special Operations
Group (RSOG) led by PInsp. Constantino Jabonete, Jr. just infront of
Dolores National High School and Dolores Elementary School in Brgy.
11, Dolores town in Eastern Samar.
Police recovered a total of
17 sachet of suspected “shabu” worth P12,000.00 and several drug
paraphernalia including the P500-bill buy-bust money.
In St. Bernard, Southern
Leyte, 48-year old beautician Gideon Baricuatro was nabbed by RSOG
team under PSInsp. Dinvir Revita at Brgy. Himatagon after selling P500
worth of “shabu” to a poseur-buyer.
At Osmeña St. in Brgy. Sto.
Niño, Isabel, Leyte, one Edsel Consing, 37 and his live-in partner
Orbineda Ceno, 33 were arrested in a buybust operation by a police
team led by PSInsp. Florando Relente that resulted in the confiscation
of 11 sachet of suspected “shabu”, the P500-bill buybust money,
P8,900.00 in cash believed to be proceeds of their illegal activity,
several US dollar bills and several drug paraphernalia.
Drug sting operations in
Brgy. Matapay, Hilongos also in Leyte by a police team led by PSInsp.
Reynaldo Rosarion also resulted in the arrest of Romeo Abapo, 49 and
the seizure of nine sticks of dried marijuana leaves.
In Tacloban City, one Mark
Morris, 19, was apprehended by SPO3 Raul Delima when he saw the
suspect with a protruding handle of a bladed weapon tucked on his
right waist than turned out to be a 7-inch bladed weapon locally known
as “pisao”.
Body search to the suspect
resulted to the discovery of 7 stalks of suspected dried marijuana
leaves wrapped in a newspaper and concealed in the suspect’s armpit.
Confiscated drugs were
brought to the Regional Crime Laboratory Office 8 for chemical
analysis while suspects were detained at different police station
lock-up cells while awaiting trial on the drug and other criminal
charges that the police will file against them.
Soria added that his office
will be relentless in the anti-illegal drug drive as more focused
police operations will be conducted by his men.
