Two street level drug personalities nabbed in Baguio

Camp Major Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet – Two Street Level Individuals (SLI) were caught in a single-day buy-bust operations by the Baguio City Police.

Suspects P-Jay Molina Jimenez, 34 years old, taxi Driver, and  Ericson Baklagan Salonga, 21 years old, residing at Malcom Square Maharlika, Baguio City were arrested in a separate buy-bust operations by combined operatives of Baguio CPO and PDEA- Cordillera in the morning of April 1.

In Sto. Tomas Proper, Baguio City, Jimenez was arrested after he sold a sachet of suspected shabu weighing 0.5gram with an estimated value of PHP3,400.00 to the poseur-buyer. Upon his arrest, operatives confiscated another sachet weighing 0.5 grams with street value of Php 3,400.00, one pouch, cellular phone, and Php 2,000.00 boodle money.

Meanwhile, in Monticello, Camp 7, Baguio City, a buy-bust resulted in the arrest of suspect Salonga after a drug transaction where he sold suspected shabu with a total weight of 0.5 gram worth Php 3,400.00 to the undercover operative. A keypad cellphone and Php 2,000.00 boodle money were seized from the suspect.

Suspect Jimenez was brought to Marcos Highway Police Station (PS-10) while Salonga is currently under the custody of Kennon Road Police Station (PS-8) for disposition pending inquest proceedings. (PROCOR RPIO)