REGIONAL TOP TEN DRUG PERSONALITY AND ONE HVI BUSTED IN TABUK CITY

CAMP MAJOR BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – (June 18, 2021) – Two drug personalities were arrested in separate buy-bust operations conducted by joint operatives of Kalinga PPO; Provincial Intelligence Unit – Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PIU/PDEU); Regional Intelligence Division Cordillera  (RID-COR),  and CIDG Kalinga/Apayao  in the afternoon of June 17, 2021 at Tabuk City, Kalinga.

Based on reports from the Kalinga PPO, the suspects were identified as Osias Awisan Innog aka “Ossias”,37, listed as Top 10 Drug personality in the Regional Level and Marlon Andawey Mahoy, 42, listed as High Value Individual (HVI).

Suspect “Ossias” was arrested at Barangay Lacnog after selling about 0.3 Grams of suspected shabu with Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php 2,040.00 to an operative who acted as a poseur-buyer. During the course of arrest, operatives also seized the buy-bust money, cellphone, and a motorcycle used during the transaction.

On-site inventory of seized evidence was witnessed by  Brgy. Kagawad Alex Addawi; Media Representative Meliza Guavez and DOJ representative Miss Lailanie Balao-ing.

On the other hand, suspect Mahoy was arrested in Barangay Magsaysay after selling suspected shabu weighing about 0.2 gram worth Php 1,360.00 to an undercover operative. The buy-bust money and cellphone used during the transaction were also confiscated from him. seized items were inventoried onsite witnessed by Leonora Looy – Media Representative and Enrique Quino Sagayo, Punong Barangay of Magsaysay.

Both suspects and seized pieces of evidence were turned-over to the respective arresting units for documentation and proper disposition. (PROCOR-PIO)