7 nabbed for drugs in Cebu province

CEBU, Philippines — Seven persons including a minor were nabbed in separate buy-bust operations conducted by police in the towns of Dumanjug, Bantayan, Badian, Minglanilla and Talisay City on Monday and last Saturday.

A security guard was nabbed for selling  illegal drugs while he was on duty in a public school in Barangay Bitoon, Dumanjug town, around 9:30 p.m. on Monday.

Mary Jun Acentista, 25, a resident of Barangay Kantangkas, Dumanjug, was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by Dumanjug police.

According to Senior Police Officer 4 Florencio Clarion of Dumanjug Police Station, they received a report from a concerned citizen that a security guard was selling drugs in the school where he was working.

Recovered evidence included small sachets of shabu and the buy-bust money amounting to P1,000.

Ancetista, who had been a security guard at Bitoon National Vocational High School for seven months, is currently detained at the Dumanjug Police Station and will be charged for violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

A 46-year-old fruit vendor woman, whose alleged modus was to insert shabu inside a ripe banana to sell it to her customers, was nabbed during a buy-bust operation conducted by police in Barangay Binaobao, Bantayan on Saturday evening.

Elizabeth Forrosuelo, a resident of Barangay Binaobao, was a Tokhang surrenderer, according to Police Chief Inspector Florendo Fajardo, Bantayan police chief.

Fajardo said that they had received several complaints from the community regarding the modus of the suspect. Police placed Forrosuelo under surveillance before the buy-bust operation was conducted.

Police recovered from Forrosuelo two small packs of suspected shabu and P1,400 in cash, believed to be proceeds from illegal drug activities.

Badian buy-bust

Meanwhile in Badian town, a suspected drug pusher was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Malhiao, Badian on Monday afternoon.

Police Senior Inspector Bonifacio Pareja said Honey Loujan Abesia, 30, a resident of Barangay Malhiao, was included on their watchlist as a street level drug pusher.

During the operation the suspect was found carrying nine small packs of suspected shabu worth a total of P4,500.

The suspect is now temporarily detained at the Badian police station pending the filing of charges.

In another buy-bust operation in Talisay City, police arrested Antonio Abala alias 'Piyot' in Sitio Magay, Barangay Tangke around 7:45 p.m. on Monday.

Police also arrested DJ Sismar Panimdim, 20, and a 17-year-old boy who were standing few meters from where Abala transacted with the police poseur-buyer.

Abala was found with two small packs of suspected shabu, Panimdiman with one medium pack and the minor with five small packs.

At about the same time in Barangay Poblacion Ward II in Minglanilla town, police arrested Isagani Dela Cruz, a resident of Barangay Tangke, Talisay City but currently staying in the said barangay.

Dela Cruz was previously arrested for possession of illegal drugs in Talisay City last August 2017 but posted bail in September.

According to Police Chief Inspector Verniño Noserale, Minglanilla police chief, Dela Cruz  opted to stay in Minglanilla after he posted bail.

Recovered from Dela Cruz were one medium pack, one rectangular small pack, and three triangular packs of suspected shabu  worth P400,000.

Indicted

The Bogo City Prosecutor’s Office has recommended no bail for a 31-year-old teacher, who was arrested for allegedly selling shabu in a buy-bust operation last week.

Police Inspector Joseph Mangle, police chief of Madridejos, said Pablito Miro was charged last Monday for violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

In an inquest proceeding, Miro, who is teaching senior high school students in a private school in Barangay Poblacion, Madridejos, chose not to undergo preliminary investigation to answer the allegations filed against him and instead manifested to face the charges in court.

Mangle said Miro is temporarily detained at the police detention cell in Madridejos.

Miro allegedly sells shabu to his students and also asks them to deliver drugs to buyers.

Madridejos police conducted a buy-bust operation on January 24 in Barangay Pili leading to the arrest of Miro. Four small sachets of suspected shabu were recovered from his possession.

Aside from Miro, five students were caught having a drug session, namely; Stephen Diongson, 18, a resident of Barangay Pili; Jelson Villaceran Medalle, 18, of Barangay Malbago; Michael Gidayawan, 18, of Barangay Poblacion; Czar Brian Lim, 18, and Salvador Atim, 18, both from Barangay Bunakan.

The drug session was discovered after Miro ran towards a small shanty, after he sensed that he was dealing with a police officer.

Mangle said four of the five students are facing charges for violating Section 12 (possession of drugs paraphernalia), Article II of R.A. 9165, while one will be charged for violating Section 15 (use of dangerous drugs) of the same act.

The cases filed against the students are bailable offenses. —Mylen P. Manto, and Mark Roland A. Romas (FREEMAN)