18 drug personalities, busted; P1M marijuana crops, eradicated
As the result of the continuous anti-illegal drug operations being conducted in the Cordillera Region, 18 drug personalities were arrested while Php 1,478,880.00 worth of marijuana plants were destroyed in the weeklong anti-illegal drugs operation conducted by PROCOR Cops from September 18 to 24, 2022.
Citing the records from the PROCOR’s Regional Operations Division (ROD), for the week, Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) has arrested ten (10) drug personalities, Kalinga Police Provincial Office (PPO) with four (4) arrested drug personalities, Benguet PPO and Abra PPO with two (2) arrested drug personalities each.
In Baguio City, the arrested personalities were identified as Teofilo Carino, 51; Jimmy Geronimo, 42; Michael Galano and Richard Narbonita, both 37; Ivan Carlo Estavillo, 36; Jan Derik Damoco,27; Sheena Domingo, 26; Holy Elyjam Yango, 22; Jonathan Delfin, 20; and a 17-year-old male minor.
In Kalinga, the arrested personalities were identified as Dario Gadingan, 44; Richard Dela Cruz, 24; and two 16-year-old male minors.
While in Abra and Benguet the arrested drug personalities were identified as Taranes Pelitan, 73; Fidel Tabano, 66; Philip Billedo, 38; and Krystle Villafranca, 36.
The arrested anti-illegal drugs operation conducted resulted in the seizure of a total of 18.22 grams of suspected shabu with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php 123,896.00 and the confiscation of a total of 144,005.85 grams of dried marijuana leaves with an SDP of Php 17,280,702.00.
All arrested suspects are now facing charges for violating R.A. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Meanwhile, the continuous marijuana eradication operations being conducted by PROCOR Cops have resulted in the destruction of a total of 7,370 pieces of Fully-Grown Marijuana Plants (FGMP) and 122 pieces of marijuana seedlings with a total SDP of Php 1,478,880.00 in Benguet and Kalinga. (PROCOR-PIO / File Photos)