Republic of the Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NIA Northside Road, National Government Center Pinyahan, Quezon City

PRESS RELEASE # 398/15 DATE : September 10, 2015 AUTHORITY : UNDERSECRETARY ARTURO G. CACDAC, JR., CESE Director General For more information, text or call: Mr. Glenn J. Malapad, OIC, Public Information Office Tel. No. 929-3244, 927-9702 Loc.131; Cell phone: 09274560042 ______

DRUG PUSHER, MINOR FALL IN BUY-BUST

A suspected pusher and a 17-year old minor were arrested by anti-narcotics agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) during a buy-bust operation in Camarines Sur on September 3, 2015.

PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. identified the suspects as Richard Santos y Comprado, 25 years old; and a minor. Both suspects are residents of Zone 7, Peñafrancia, Naga City, Camarines Sur.

At around 6:30 p.m., combined elements of PDEA Regional Office 5 (PDEA RO5) under the direct supervision of Director Bryan B. Babang and Naga City Police Office conducted a buy-bust operation along Riverside, Zone 4, Brgy. Peñafrancia, Naga City which resulted in the arrest of Santos and the minor after they agreed to sell four pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer in exchange for P1,000.

A case for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of RA 9165, or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed in court against Santos.

Santos is temporarily detained at Naga City Police Office jail facility, while the minor was turned-over to Naga City Social and Welfare Development Office for custody.

On September 3, 2015, at around 4:30 in the afternoon, the same law enforcement unit and Municipal Police Station conducted a buy-bust operation against Roy Nathan Ignacio y Juntado, alias Tan-tan, 27, of Zone 2, Binalay, Tinambac, Camarines Sur which resulted in his arrest.

Confiscated from Ignacio were five pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu, assorted drug paraphernalia and the buy-bust money used during the operation.

Ignacio is now facing charges for violation of Sections 5, 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and 12 (Possession of Equipment and Other Drug Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs), Article II of RA 9165. He is temporarily detained at the Tinambac Municipal Police Station detention cell for custody.

On September 3, 2015, at around 11:00 in the evening, joint elements of PDEA RO5, Provincial Police Office-Provincial Intelligence Service and Polangui Municipal Police Station conducted a buy-bust operation in Bgry. Basud, Polangui, Albay against Jay Mella y General, 32, businessman, single, of Brgy. Basud, Polangui, Albay which resulted in his arrest after he sold a sachet of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer.

Recovered from Mella were eight pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected shabu weighing approximately 8.842 grams and the buy-bust money.

Mella is now charged for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165.

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