Republic of the Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY Regional Office CAR Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad 2601, [email protected] (074) 422-5544

JULY 2017 SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

a. Two (2) Drug Pushers Fall in Separate Operation

On July 3, 2017 at around 6:45 PM, joint elements of PDEA-CAR, SEU, BCPO Station 3 and BCPO- DEU conducted a buy-bust operation at waiting shed along Leonard Wood Road., and Jungle Town Road, Baguio City which resulted in the arrest of Edgardo Covacha y Divina, male, Filipino, 52 years old, married, watch listed, newly identified member of UNO DRUG GROUP and presently residing at # 19 Irisan, Baguio City. Confiscated during the said operation were three (3) pieces heat sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing MOL 0.5 grams with estimated market value of MOL Two Thousand Six Hundred ( Php 2,600.00) pesos. Six (6) pieces Five Hundred boodle money and one (1) Nokia cellular phone. A case for violation of RA 9165 is being prepared for filing in the court against the suspect.

After seven (7) hours on the same day, joint elements of PDEA-CAR, Benguet SEU and BCPO Staion 1, conducted a buy-bust operation at Campo Filipino, Baguio City which resulted in the arrest of Christian Louie Lapitan y Refugio a.k.a “LOUIE”, male, single, 26 years old, and resident of # 33 Upper Fairview, Baguio City. Confiscated during the said operation were; one (1) heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing MOL 5 grams with an estimated market value of twenty six thousand ( Php 26,000.00 ) pesos; one ( 1 ) piece genuine one thousand peso ( 1,000.00 ); and fourteen (

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14 ) pieces one thousand boodle money used as a buy-bust money. A case for violation of Section 5, Art. II of RA 9165 is being prepared for filing in the court against the suspect.

b. WATCH LISTED ARRESTED (HVT) GALVEZ DRUG GROUP MEMBER

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On July 10, 2017, at around 11:27 am, joint elements of PDEA-CAR, BAGUIO SEU, BCPO Station 2 and BCPO- DEU conducted a buy-bust operation at Purok Green Hills, Brgy. Sto. Niño, Baguio City which resulted in the arrest of Romeo Aglosolos y Tabo a.k.a “UMOK”, Watch Listed, Galvez Drug Group Member, 45 years old, male, Filipino, married and presently residing at # 135 Brgy. Sto. Niño, Baguio City. Confiscated during the said operation were; Three (3) pieces heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing MOL 1 gram with an estimated value of five thousand ( Php 5, 000.00 ) pesos ; one (1) genuine Five Hundred peso bill, one (1) piece Five Hundred peso bill boodle money and four (4) pieces Five Hundred peso bill boodle money. A case for violation of Section 5, Art. II of RA 9165 is being prepared for filing in the court.

d. Greyhound Operation at La Trinidad Municipal and District Jail

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On July 14, 2017, Personnel of PDEA-CAR K9 Unit and Custodial Officers with La Trinidad BJMP personnel conducted a search and seizure (greyhound) operation at the male and female dormitories of La Trinidad District and Municipal JailSaid operation was commenced by frisking all inmates upon vacating their rooms and assembling at the jail ground for mass service activity. The BJMP searchers with the assistance of the PDEA personnel searched the rooms of the inmates starting from the District Jail located at the 1st floor of the building and proceeded afterwards to the Municipal Jai; located at the 2nd floor of jail facility building. After manual search, PDEA-CAR K9 Quincy also sniffed and searched the areas for positive scents of illegal drugs. The operation yielded NEGATIVE result for the presence of dangerous drugs.

e. SEARCH WARRANT at ,

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On July 14, 2017, joint personnel of PDEA-CAR ABRA PROVINCIAL OFFICE and LANGIDEN MPS served a search warrant No. 07-03-17 issued by Hon. Judge Raphiel Alzate, RTC Branch 1, Bangued, Abra for violation of RA 9165 against Noel Aguilar y Andallo, 34, years old, married, farmer and Catherine Aguilar y Andallo aka “CATHY” 32 years old, single, unemployed, both residents of Quillat, Langiden, Bangued, Abra. Confiscated during said operation were one (1) heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing MOL .5 gram with an estimated market value of Two Thousand Five Hundred (P2,500.00) pesos, two (2) pieces open transparent plastic sachets containing shabu residue. A Case for violation of Sec. 5, Art. II of RA 9165 is being prepared for filing in the court against the suspects.

f. OPLAN “HIDDEN GARDEN”

On July 15, 2017 at 9:30 PM, joint elements of PDEA-CAR, Kibungan MPS, Bakun MPS, Alilem MPS, and PPSC conducted a marijuana eradication at Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet which resulted in the discovery and destruction of MOL 800 pieces of fully grown marijuana plants with estimated DDB Value of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Pesos (P 160,000.00). Said illegal hemps were discovered at Sitio Pugao, Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet in a land area of about 100 square meters. However, there were no cultivators apprehended during the said operation.

g. DUMLAO DRUG GROUP MEMBERS OF ABRA ARRESTED

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On July 23, 2017, personnel of PDEA-CAR Abra Provincial Office and Bangued MPS conducted a buy-bust operation at Abra River Quarry Area, Calaba, Bangued, Abra which resulted to the arrest of Eddie Mar Bayle y Donato a.k.a “ABBET”, member of the DUMLAO DRUG GROUP, male, single, 31 years of age, High School undergraduate, and a resident of Brgy. Calaba, Bangued, Abra; Regienald Acena y Bilgera, male, married, 22 years old, high school undergraduate, and resident of Sta. Rosa, Bangued, Abra; Majal Almazan y Camaddo, male, single, 20 years old, College undergraduate, a resident of Brgy. Calaba, Bagued, Abra; and a certain Jefferson B. Fariñas who eluded arrest during the said operation. Confiscated during the operation were: one (1) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing MOL one (1) gram with an estimated market value of five thousand pesos (P 5,000.00), two (2) opened transparent plastic sachet with suspected shabu residue, four (4) used foils, two (2) lighters, one (1) Lenovo cellphone , and seven (7) pieces 0ne thousand peso boodle money. Cases for violation of Sec. 5 in relation to Sec. 26 Par. B and Sec. 12, Art. II of RA 9165 are being prepared for filing in the court against the suspects.

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