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“Shabu” Laboratory in Cauayan City Dismantled, Two Operators Killed PNP Chief Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa travelled all the way to Isabela to personally oversee the dismantling of a shabu laboratory in Cauayan City. (PNP-PIO Photos) Clandestine “shabu” laboratory in Cauayan City dismantled, two operators killed fter a three-month painstaking Quezon City was implemented againstin #101 Kim Prenza, Maharlika Hi-way evidencel, in Rose Marie Reyes St., Cauayan intelligence driven operation, Punzalan Uy @Kim, @Atong DistrictLee, @Lo1, CauayanCity, Isabela resultedCity, Isabela were one revolver.38 with six APolice Regional Office Chi,2, in@Chua and @Lung of in#101 a firefightPrenza, between the compositeammunition, four shotgun shells, one colt cooperation with the PDEA’s Special Maharlika Hi-way, District 1, AssaultingCauayan Team and suspects that led to defender pistol with two magazines and Enforcement Service, PNP AIDG Special City Isabela; and Search Warrantthe instantaneousNumber death of Kim Punzalan five ammunition for cal .45. Operations Unit 3, RID-PRO 2 Isabela 5217 (16) issued by the sameUy courtand anotheragainst unidentified oriental- Kim Punzalan Uy, who was confirmed PPO, Cauayan City Police Station, CIDG the same personalities in Rose lookingMarie maleReyes personality. Recovered operating a Clandestine Laboratory in Isabela and RHPU2, RIU2, scored anew St., District 1, Cauayan City fromIsabela. the crime scene were voluminous Cauayan City, Isabela, is a known drug in its relentless campaign against the The simultaneous implementation Chemical Precursors and Essential syndicate member with connections to the proliferation of the illegal drug trade in of the two SWs was jointly conducted Chemicals (CPECS), laboratory equipmentMike Lee, Ahong and Atong Drug Groups the region by dismantling a clandestineby composite teams composed of saidand apparatus used in the manufacture of that actively engage in the proliferation of shabu laboratory in Cauayan City, Isabelaoperatives from the PNP and PDEA, Methampetamine Hydrochloride otherwise illegal drugs in the country. and resulting in a firefight and death of includingtwo perimeter security Target known1 as "Shabu", one caliber .45 pistol This accomplishment proves the oriental-looking drug personalities. (Prenza, Maharlika Hiway) composed withof live ammo, one 9mm machine sustained dedication and support of the On October 23, 2016 at about 4:00 PM, the SWAT Cauayan CPS and 3rd Maneuverpistol, one beige Toyota Hi Lux bearing Valley cops to the flagship program of Search Warrant Number 5218 (16) issued IPPSC; and Target 2 (Rose Marie Reyesplate number ABB 3553, and assorted President Rodrigo Roa Duterte embedded in by Hon. Bernelito R. Fernandez, Executive St.) composed of SWAT IPPO. documents. the nationwide anti-illegal drugs campaign Judge, Regional Trial Court Branch 97, Implementation of SW #5218 (16) On the other hand, recovered pieces of of the PNP's Oplan Double Barrel. 10 outstanding policewomen honored he Philippine National Police and Zonta Club of Makati-Paseo de TRoxas formally honored the Ten Outstanding Policewomen in the Philippines (TOPWP) during simple ceremonies at Camp Crame, Quezon City recently. The winners were selected based on their service records and achievements and the results of a panel interview by a board of judges. The ten outstanding policewomen awardees were Police Superintendent Criselda Yee De Guzman – Deputy Chief of Police for Operation, Muntinlupa City Police Station; Police Superintendent Elizabeth Flores Velasquez – Chief, Police Community Relations/PIO, Highway Patrol Group; Police Senior Inspector Anjanette Padilla Tirador – Chief, Investigation Unit, Tagum City Police Station; Police Semior Inspector Page 6 WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE PRO 12 connects with religious 200 million worth of shabu CIDG arrested eight IT expert arrested Ihandog and buhay sa ngalan ng sector in its anti-illegal drugs seized by police in a drug den raid for online piracy Demokrasya! campaign Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 POLICE DIGEST 2 NEWS Datu Saudi Ampatuan 200 million worth of shabu seized by police Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, Prior to said discovery, police resulted to the arrest of Faisallin Akmad mayor, 9 others killed Pampanga — Two hundred million authorities received reports from y Tomas and Ruel Lacson y Villaflor Jr., pesos worth of Shabu was recovered anby informant, a certain Raymond residents of Brgy. Kaypian, City of San in shootout with AIDG police operatives in an abandoned Dominguez,car who is an inmate Josenow Del Monte. along McArthur Highway, Brgy. Sanserving sentence at the New BilibidConfiscated from the suspects operatives Vicente, Apalit, Pampanga on October13,Prison (NBP). He revealed and confessedwere two medium-sized heat-sealed 2016. to police authorities that the recovered transparent plastic sachets containing Anti-Illegal Drugs Group - based Joint operatives of the City of San ten kilograms of suspected shabu came suspected shabu and marked money. personnel in Maguindanao and elements Fernando Police Station and the Pampanga from a certain Wang Cuo Cuai a.k.a. “We will keep on conducting anti- of Makilala Police Station, ,Regional Provincial Intelligence Branch recovered Ryan Ong, Chinese National, who is also illegal drug operations until such time Public Safety Battalion 12 and CIDG ten large packs of suspected Shabu an inmate at the NBP. that we have eradicated all forms of it North Cotabato 12, were engaged in an weighing 10 kilograms approximately Relatedly, operatives of the Regional within the four corners of the region. armed encountered with the group of amounting to two hundred million pesos Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Expect more arrests and more seizures of Saudi Ampatuan Mayor, Samsudin Otto(Php200,000,000.00) placed in the trunk Task Group conducted buy-bustthese abused substance,” PRO3 Regional Dimaukon in a checkpoint at Barangay ofOld an abandoned Nissan LEC sedan, with operations along Pasomil, Brgy. Cay-Director PCSupt. Aaron N. Aquino Balatukan, Makilala, North Cotabato whichplate number TLX 665. pombo, Sta. Maria, Bulacan whichstated. resulted to the death of the latter and nine others. Acting on the information received QCPD, BPSO arrest 46 males, from a confidential agent that the group of Mayor Samsudin Otto Dimaukon will3 women in four separate anti-drug operations transport illegal drugs to Maguindanao and Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Novaliches Police Station (PS-4) undera shabu session at Villareal Subdivision, Cotabato areas on board a Toyota Land Acting District Director, Police Senior PSupt. April Mark C. Young. Brgy. Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City. Cruiser with plate no. UMV 676 and a Superintendent Guillermo Lorenzo T A buy-bust was conducted againstSeized from the suspects’ were two Toyota Super Grandia with plate no. LGZ Eleazar reported to National Capital Michael Ocampo y Julian, 49 plasticyears sachets of shabu, two disposable 243, combined elements of AIDG headed by Region Police Office Director PCSuptold, at no. 38 San Ignacio St., lighters,Villareal four improvised aluminium foil PCI Jovit Culaway, Makilala MPS; RPSB Oscar D. Albayalde, the arrest ofSubdivision, Brgy Gulod, Novaliches,tooters, and six aluminum foil strips. 12; and CIDG North Cotabato, conducted forty-nine drug personalities, three of resulting in the arrest of ten other drug Meanwhile, Barangay Police a checkpoint along the possible route of them female, in three separate QCPD suspects, including one female. Security Officers (BPSOs) of Brgy the group. At about 4:30 in the morning anti-illegal drug operations. A raid Confiscated evidences were four Commonwealth responded to a telephone of October 28, 2016, the group of Mayor conducted by barangay officialsplastic in sachets of shabu, two open call from a concerned citizen regarding Samsudin Otto Dimaukon arrived at the Brgy Commonwealth netted three otherplastic sachets of shabu, four improvised an on-going shabu session at about vicinity of a checkpoint set up at Barangay suspects. aluminum foil tooters, four aluminum 4:45 p.m. of October 25, 2016 at 927 Old Balatukan, Makilala, North Cotabato, In his report, at around 4:00 p.m.foil strips,of two disposable lighters, andKasunduan St., Brgy. Commonwealth, and a few meters away while approaching October 25, 2016, two anti-illegal buy-bustdrugs money. Quezon City. At about 5:00 p.m. BPSOs the checkpoint , the group’s vehicle stopped operations were conducted by StationTen other drug personalities were were dispatched and and opened fire at the operatives who were Page 6 Anti-illegal Drugs (SAID) operatives arrestedof during Oplan Galugad while in caught three suspects in a about to approach them. After a brief firefight, Mayor Samsudin Otto Dimaukon and companions were Php 350K worth of shabu seized, 13 high powered firearms wounded and were brought to Midway Hospital and Makilala Medical Specialistsconfiscated, 18 were arrested in an overnight operation in Region 12 but were all declared dead on arrival. AsidePRO 12, Tambler,General Santos Barangay Rubber, Polomolok, South pistol, 120-gauge pistol, one 12-gauge from Mayor Samsudin Otto Dimaukon,City – A total of 78 sachets of shabu in Cotabato with 1 sachet of Shabu at about shotgun, one 357 revolver, one cal. 45, other suspects killed were identifiedsmall, as medium and large packs have been 11:20AM October 13, 2016. Meanwhile, assorted ammunition and three sachets follows: Suad Adam Guimad, Mubarakseized in an overnight operation
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