Woman arrested for drugs

A 40-year-old woman was arrested at P. Del Rosario Extension, sitio Riverside, barangay Sambag I, last Wednesday afternoon, after she was found with drugs.

Susan Jacalan was arrested during a buy-bust operation by the Miscellaneous team of the Fuente police station based on a arrest issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 15 judge Fortunato de Gracia.

The policemen confiscated 33 small sachets of suspected shabu from the suspect after she was searched. They also arrested her sister Leonora, 35, for obstruction of justice after she pulled her sister away from the law enforcers and told her to escape.

PO3 Edwin Tapero, who served the warrant of the suspect said Jacalan's frequent customers are mostly conductors and drivers infront of the City Link Terminal. He added whenever they could caught a drug user, Susan's name would always come up.

Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man was arrested for robbery yesterday in barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City, after being identified by his alleged victim.

Roy Villarin, a native of Matina, Davao City, allegedly robbed Jose Vincent Lauron at gunpoint and took his wallet and gold necklace.

PO1s Cerisio Engreso Sr. and Wadden Teologo also confiscated four packs of shabu and drug paraphernalia from the suspect who is now detained in the Lapu-Lapu police station.

In barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town, two alleged drug pushers were arrested at a checkpoint the other day.

SPO1s Angel Reyes, Jessie Elustrisimo and PO3 Fabio Fernandez stopped a blue Honda car driven by Ricky Selagnot with Romeo Cervantes in the back near White Beach.

As they were about to inspect the car, Cervantes bolted but was arrested by policemen. Both men were brought to the Moalboal police station where the police confiscated two tin foils and three pieces of small plastic sachets of shabu from them. - Norvie S. Misa and Therese Marie Amodia, STC Masscom intern