Camp Ruperto K. Kangleon, Palo, Leyte, December 5, 2012 – The Police Regional Office 8 scored the
biggest drug haul this year as a recent anti-illegal drugs operation in Kananga
town in Leyte yielded a sizeable amount of methamphetamine hydrochloride,
popularly known as “shabu”.
Police Chief Superintendent ELMER RAGADIO SORIA, Eastern Visayas Police Director, informed
that joint operatives of Anti-illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group
(AIDSOTG) of Leyte Police Provincial Office, Kananga Police Station and agents
from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a sting operation and
implementation of search warrant against Roel Olevirio, also known as “Kawi” in
his lair at Bantiller St,
Poblacion, Kananga, Leyte.
“The confiscation
and arrest of the suspect was a product of weeks of surveillance on the
activities of ‘Kawi’”, the region’s top police official said.
Before the buy-bust operation, police lured the
suspect into entering a drug deal with their poseur-buyer. This gave
authorities the opportunity to set up the buy-bust operation.
“An undercover agent acted as
poseur-buyer and was able to purchase P500.00 worth of shabu from Kawi,” SORIA
informed.
Once the suspect took their bait, police team led by Police Chief Inspector SANTI NOEL MATIRA who
were positioned nearby immediately collared the
suspect and recovered the P500.00 bill bearing serial number QX923533 used as
marked money.
Subsequent implementation of search warrant
at the suspect’s residence resulted to the confiscation of 5 big sachets of suspected "shabu" contained
in transparent cellophane with a total street value of P700,000.00 and 3
medium-sized sachet of suspected "shabu" contained in transparent
cellophane with an estimated street value of P20,000.00 and assorted illegal
drug paraphernalia.
The
inventory of seized
items, photographs, markings
of the respective evidences
were witnessed by
the representative from media
and the barangay officials of
Poblacion, Kananga, Leyte.
The suspect was brought to PDEA for
documentation and subsequently detained at Palo Police Station as cases for
violation of sections 5, 11 and 12 Article II of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive
Drugs Act of 2002 are being readied by the arresting team. Meanwhile, the confiscated
illegal drugs and marked money were turned-over to Regional Crime Laboratory
for physical examination.
The
PRO8 chief lauded the PNP personnel involved in the operation.
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