LEGAZPI CITY – Five alleged notorious illegal drug pushers, including a town councilor, were arrested in separate drug stings on Monday night until Tuesday dawn in three Bicol provinces, a police report said.
Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5, said the drug operations yielded several sachets of suspected shabu with a street value of at least PHP238,000.
Around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in Caramoran, Catanduanes, police operatives arrested Zaldy Idanan, 57, a town councilor who is considered as a high-value target (HVT) in the national drug watch list.
Lawmen armed with a search warrant seized from the suspect's residence in Barangay Supang some 15 grams of shabu worth PHP102,000.
In Talisay, Camarines Norte, Rhomars Moran, 25, of Barangay Alawihao was caught selling shabu to an undercover agent during a drug operation in Barangay Cahabaan around 12:20 a.m.
Seized from the suspect were eight sachets of shabu of undetermined weight and amount.
In Nabua, Camarines Sur, Ronal Gavina alias Boroboy, 43, an HVT of Barangay Santiago Old, was arrested in a drug sting in the said village around 9:30 p.m. on Monday.
The suspect yielded nine sachets of shabu, also of undetermined weight and amount.
In Iriga City, Camarines Sur, police arrested Arnel Calongui, 37, also an HVT, and Dean Carlos Mirando, 20, both businessmen of Barangay San Francisco.
The suspects yielded four sachets of shabu, weighing 20 grams worth PHP136,000.
Calubaquib said all the arrested suspects are now under police custody in their respective towns and city and are facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PNA)
