Republic of the Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REGIONAL OFFICE XII Camp Fermin G. Lira Jr., Bulaong Road, City 9500 [email protected] | (083) 554-0022

SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS SEPTEMBER 2018

OPERATION IN NETTED A DRUG TRAFFICKER IN M’LANG, COTABATO

The September 6, 2018 Search Warrant operation in New Januiay, M’lang, Cotabato resulted to the arrest of JOHN TUPAS y GERANO, 56, and the confiscation of seven (7) sachets of Methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, drug paraphernalia, firearms and rounds of ammunition.

The target-listed personality were charged with violation of Section 6 (Maintenance of a Den), 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and 12 (Possession of Drug Paraphernalia), Article II of RA 9165 and RA 10591.

WATCHLISTED PERSONALITY ARRESTED FOR SHABU IN SEARCH OPERATION

A Search warrant operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office XII under the direct supervision and control of IAV Naravy Duquiatan at Purok Martinez, Block 1, Barangay Zone IV, Koronadal City, on September 7, 2018 at around 5:45 in the afternoon resulted to the arrest of a watch-listed personality.

The suspect, identified as GERWIN CALIXTON y AGUISANDO, 39 years old, male,

married, sales agent and a resident of the said address was arrested when the operation resulted to the seizure of one (1) large and one (1) medium size sachets of suspected Methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.

Said illegal drugs, weighing more or less 55 grams, has an estimated market value of Php 374,000.00.

According to reports, his illegal drugs are being sourced out from his friends and also has a supplier who deliver illegal drugs to the suspect on a schedule basis.

Case for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against the suspect who is presently detained at PDEA ROXII Detention Facility.

AWOL COP ARRESTED IN , COTABATO DRUG BUST

Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office XII under the direct supervision and control of IAV Naravy Duquiatan together with Pikit Municipal Police Station arrested on Friday, September 21, 2018 a policeman on AWOL status in a buy-bust operation at Barangay , Pikit, North Cotabato.

The suspect was identified as RUEL PILIPINAS y CASCARO Alias WENG-WENG, 47 years old, male, married, and a resident of the said address. Pilipinas was arrested after he agreed to sell one large (1) sachet of suspected Methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu to a PDEA Agent who acted as a poseur buyer in exchange of buy-bust marked money. The

illegal drugs weigh more or less one (1) gram with an estimated value of Six thousand eight hundred pesos (Php 6,800.00).

Also confiscated during the operation were nine (9) open transparent plastic sachets with

suspected shabu residue, improvised foil needles, aluminum strips and live ammunition.

The suspect, with rank as Police Officer 1 prior to his AWOL, is known in the community as a notorious drug trafficker and he uses his house as a drug den. He is also considered as a high value target because of his association with a known drug group in the area.

Cases for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 12 (Possession of Drug Paraphernalia), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and Republic Act 10591 will be filed against the suspect who is presently detained at Pikit Municipal Police Station.

SOLDIER NABBED IN , COTABATO SEARCH OPERATION

Anti-narcotic operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office XII under the direct supervision and control of IAV Naravy Duquiatan together with Pigcawayan Municipal Police Station and 34th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army arrested on Saturday, September 23, 2018 at 9:30 in the morning an active member of the Philippine Army at his residence at Purok 5, Barangay Capayuran, Pigcawayan, North Cotabato.

The suspect was identified as SERGEANT TEDDY PALTINCA y COGO, 42 years old, male, married and an active member of the Philippine Army assigned in 34th Infantry Battalion, , North Cotabato.

The search at his residence yielded positive for eight (8) sachets of suspected

Methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu weighing more or less 0.5 grams with an estimated value of Four thousand pesos (Php 4,000.00), several aluminum foil strips,

firearms and ammunition of different caliber and four (4) bundles of cash with different denominations amounting to Php 76, 700.00.

The suspect has been monitored for several months already and reports revealed that aside from pushing shabu, he is also a reported drug user.

Cases for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 12 (Possession of Drug Paraphernalia), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and Republic Act 10591 will be filed against the suspect who is presently detained at PDEA ROXII Detention Facility.

SULTAN KUDARAT DISTRICT JAIL DECLARED AS THE 1ST DRUG- CLEARED JAIL FACILITY IN REGION 12

With the parameters complied by District Jail based on the Implementing Rules and Regulations of declaring drug-cleared jail facilities, and after the validation conducted by the oversight committee composed of PDEA, DILG, BJMP, DOH and LGU, said facility was declared

as drug-cleared on September 12, 2018.