Tag: Police Station 3

5 nabbed, over P600-K in ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY — Operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized PHP612,500 worth of suspected shabu and arrested five suspects in two separate buy-busts in this city on Friday.

Police Colonel Henry Biñas, officer-in-charge of BCPO, said the successful operations showed the intensified campaign of the operating units against all forms of criminality in the city.

“We remain steadfast in our mandate to stop the crimes especially the illegal drug trade,” he said in a statement.

Operatives of Police Station 3 arrest four suspects who yield 10 sachets of shabu with an estimated value of PHP462,500 at Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago in Bacolod City on Friday (March 1, 2019).
Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office

The first operation conducted by Police Station 3 led to the arrest of John Francis Potoza, 32, in Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago.

Potoza was caught red-handed selling the prohibited substance to an undercover cop at about 12:15 a.m.

Three others, Ernie Poja, 41; Ely John Bandiola, 36; and Butch Amaro, 30, were also apprehended.

The suspects yielded 10 sachets of shabu with an estimated value of PHP462,500, along with the PHP500 buy-bust money, and drug paraphernalia.

Almost two hours later, Jerish Christian Sarno, was arrested by operatives of Police Station 1 at corner Gonzaga-Bonifacio Streets after he sold PHP500 worth of shabu to a police poseur-buyer.

Sarno, 23, also yielded 20 sachets of shabu valued at PHP150,000.

All five suspects will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 before the City Prosecutor’s Office. (PNA)

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1063412

P1.875-M worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod buy-bust

BACOLOD CITY — Two persons were arrested while PHP1.875-million worth of suspected shabu were confiscated by police operatives in a buy-bust in Purok Riverside, Barangay Banago here over the weekend, police reported on Sunday.

The operation, conducted by personnel of Police Station 3 at about 5 a.m. on Saturday, led to the arrest of Randy Benjamin, 39, and Jamil Equital, 22. Another suspect, Leoner Jalando-on, 35, fled.


Operatives of Police Station 3 of the Bacolod City Police Office seize PHP1.875 million worth of suspected shabu along with drug paraphernalia and live ammunition of a 12-gauge shotgun during a raid over the weekend at Purok Riverside, Barangay Banago.
Photo courtesy of DYHB Tatak RMN Page

Benjamin, a former village watchman, sold PHP2,000 worth of shabu to an undercover policeman. Equital was identified as his runner.

The suspects also yielded about 150 grams of the prohibited substance along with drug paraphernalia and five live ammunition of a 12-gauge shotgun.

In an interview, Chief Insp. Ruel Culanag, head of Police Station 3, said Benjamin, a newly-identified drug personality, sources his illegal drug supply from Metro Manila and is believed to be a distributor in nearby localities.

Also at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, operatives of Police Station 7 arrested two persons in a buy-bust operation in Purok Cabuguason, Barangay Mansilingan here.

Bernadette Prado, 36, and Jeric John Medel, 23, were found in possession of PHP7,000 worth of suspected shabu after selling PHP500 of the prohibited substance to a police poseur-buyer. (PNA)

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061512