4 arrested in separate CamSur police operations this wk

By Jordan Kurt Domingo

Man arrested in buy-bust

IRIGA CITY, Camarines Sur --- Police arrested a 37-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Iriga City on Tuesday night and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P17,612, police said.

The suspect, identified only as alias “Hade,” was arrested at about 7:39 p.m. on Oct. 6 in Zone 1A, Barangay San Vicente Sur, according to the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO).

Police said operatives of the Iriga City Police Station’s City Drug Enforcement Unit, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 5, conducted the operation after intelligence information led them to the suspect.

According to the police report, “Hade” allegedly sold a transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu to a poseur-buyer in exchange for P1,000 in marked buy-bust money.

Police said two additional heat-sealed sachets containing suspected shabu were recovered from the suspect. The seized substances had a combined gross weight of 2.59 grams and an estimated street value of P17,612.

The seized items were marked, weighed and inventoried at the scene in the presence of the required witnesses and documented using two PNP-issued body-worn cameras.

The suspect was informed of his constitutional rights and brought to the Iriga City Police Station, together with the seized items, for proper disposition and further investigation.

3 arrested, ‘shabu’ seized

CALABANGA, Camarines Sur --- Three men were arrested after police recovered a total of 11 sachets of suspected shabu during an operation in Calabanga early Wednesday, with the seized drugs estimated to be worth P53,244, police said.

The suspects, identified only as aliases “Chad,” 40; “Nold,” 36; and “Tiane,” 42, were arrested at about 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 in Zone 2, Barangay Manguiring, according to the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO).

Police said personnel of the Calabanga Municipal Police Station were conducting Oplan Sita in the area, which had reportedly been identified as a site of illegal drug transactions, when they flagged down the three for allegedly not wearing helmets.

The police report said the three allegedly attempted to evade the officers when asked to present their driver’s licenses. During a subsequent inspection, officers reportedly saw a bladed weapon tucked behind “Chad.”

A pat-down search allegedly led to the recovery of a bladed weapon and one sachet of suspected shabu from “Chad,” with a reported net weight of 0.76 gram.

Police said one Swiss knife and eight sachets of suspected shabu, weighing a total of 5.64 grams, were recovered from “Nold.”

Two balisongs (knives) and two sachets of suspected shabu, with a total net weight of 1.43 grams, were allegedly recovered from “Tiane.”

The seized drugs had a combined reported net weight of 7.83 grams and an estimated market value of P53,244, police said.

The suspects were informed of their constitutional rights and brought to the Calabanga Municipal Police Station for documentation and proper disposition. They were also scheduled to undergo medical examination at the Calabanga Municipal Health Office.

Woman in drug raid

NABUA, Camarines Sur --- Police arrested a 45-year-old woman during the implementation of a search warrant for alleged violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act in Nabua on Monday, the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO) said.

The suspect, identified only as alias “Lenlen,” a housewife and resident of Nabua, was arrested at about 6:42 a.m. on Oct. 5 in Zone 5, Barangay La Purisima.

Personnel of the Nabua Municipal Police Station’s Municipal Drug Enforcement Unit, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 5, implemented the search warrant, resulting in the seizure of drug paraphernalia and items with suspected shabu traces, according to police.

The items included a yellow-green box marked “Chocolate Koalas” containing folded aluminum foil with suspected shabu traces, another piece of aluminum foil, rolled aluminum foil allegedly used as an improvised burner, and a purple lighter.

Police said the seized items were marked and inventoried at the scene in the presence of the suspect and required witnesses. The proceedings were documented using two alternative recording devices.

The items with suspected shabu traces will be submitted to the Provincial Forensic Unit for laboratory examination, police said.

The suspect was informed of the reason for her arrest and apprised of her constitutional rights in a dialect she understood. She was also scheduled for physical and medical examination before being brought to the Nabua Municipal Police Station for documentation and appropriate disposition.

San Jose’s No. 4 most wanted person arrested

SAN JOSE, Camarines Sur --- Police arrested San Jose’s fourth most wanted person in a manhunt operation on Monday afternoon in Barangay Tominawog, San Jose, Camarines Sur.

The suspect, identified only as alias “Boboy,” 20, a laborer and resident of San Jose, was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, according to the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO).

Police said personnel of the San Jose Municipal Police Station, together with the Goa Municipal Police Station, conducted a Manhunt Charlie operation that resulted in the arrest of “Boboy” by virtue of a warrant of arrest.

The warrant was issued in connection with a rape case under the Revised Penal Code, with no bail recommended, police said.

The arrest was documented using an alternative recording device.

Police said the suspect was informed of the cause of his arrest and apprised of his constitutional rights in a dialect he understood.

He was brought to Partido District Hospital for physical and medical examination and was subsequently placed under the custody of the San Jose Municipal Police Station for proper disposition.