Republic of the Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY Regional Office ARMM Givfrell Bldg.III, Governor Gutierrez, Avenue, Telefax No (064) 421-2379 / Email add: [email protected]

JUNE 2017 SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

A. Highlights on Operational Accomplishment

As the lead agency in the fight against illegal drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Regional Office is exerting extra effort in its campaign against the illegal drug menace. The operatives are working to attain its goal of a drug-free ARMM.

Significant achievement on operation conducted by this office was the successful service of two (2) Warrants of Arrest on June 07, 2017 against Hilal Balindong @Nago Balindong, leader of

Balindong Drug Conduct of briefing with the members of the Philippine Army and RPSB ARMM before the implementation of the Warrant of Arrest against Nago Group and Balindong. listed Top 5 in our 2017 Regional Priority Target List (RPTL) and target of IMPLAN: “NACHO BURITOS” and some of its members. Further, said operation resulted to the demise of Nago Balindong after the latter violently resisted arrest and engaged the operatives into a firefight. No fatality/casualty was recorded on the part of government operatives. Furthermore, the operating units also acted on the information of 6th Infantry Battalion that Balindong Drug Group is also involved in the distribution of shabu and in cahoots with Local Terrorist Groups (LTG) who are acting as their Nago Balindong was brought to Dr. Serapio Montañer armed- protector. More so, information by Memorial Hospital, , and was th subsequently declared Dead on Arrival. the 6 Infantry Battalion that the Balindong drug Group and their LTGs is planning to stage an assault the Municipality of Malabang.

Arrested during the operation were; Camaloden Jamael Balindong alias Baks 46 years old, Filipino, male, married, vendor. Seized from his possession were one (1) pc pouch, one (1) pc medium heat sealed plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu, one (1) pc empty plastic sachet containing residue of suspected shabu, one (1) pc bamboo sealer, four thousand nine hundred seventy (4,970) pesos worth of money in assorted denomination, one (1) Recovered pieces of drug and non-drug evidence from the possession of Nago Balindong pc pistol pouch, 6) pieces .45 caliber live and his wife. ammos, two(2) pcs cellular phone, three (3) pcs aluminum foil; Norhaya Santican Balindong 32 years old, Filipino, Female, married, Brgy Chairwoman. Seized from their possession were two (2) pcs heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing undetermined weight of white crystalline substance believed to be

Recovered pieces of drug and non-drug evidence from the shabu, one (1) unit of .45 caliber possession of Bucks Balindong, one of the cohorts of Nago pistol (Armscore), one (1) pc caliber Balindong. .45 magazine, seven (7) pieces caliber .45 live ammunition, two (2) pieces hand grenade, eight (8)pieces cellular phones, three (3) pieces Identification Card of Hilal B Balindong and two (2) pieces Identification Card of Norhaya S Balindong; Bocari Balindong @ Bokari 45 years old, Filipino, male, married, store vendor. Seized from his possession were one(1) ) pcs heat sealed transparent plastic sachet suspected to be shabu, six (6) pcs live ammunition of Cal .45, one (1)pc empty magazine for cal .45, one (1) inside holster, one (1) pc Caliber .45 pistol with serial number: 593148; Tangaraan Lagaway Boro-Boro @ Boro-Boro 55 years old, Filipino, male, married. Seized from his possession Conduct of inventory of all the seized drug and non-drug evidence by the seizing officers during the conduct of anti-drug operation. were one (1) pc heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride believed to be shabu. All arrested persons are residents of Jose Abad Santos, Malabang Lanao del Sur Who are believed to be members of Balindong Drug Group.

Further, significant accomplishment of this office was the successful buy-bust operation on June 23, 2017 against Zainudin Esmael Buisan (HVT), Target Listed Personality of this office, subject of IMPLAN SPARTACUS and COPLAN SPARTACUS and cohorts at Brgy. Poblacion, Datu Odin Sinsuat, . The said operation resulted to the arrest of the above subject. However, cohort identified as Guntang Buisan was able to elude arrest when he sensed the presence of PDEA-ARMM operatives, after they conspired and hand-over to the PDEA Agent who acted as Poseur Buyer a one (1) piece heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu weighing MOL 50 grams wwith an estimated value of Php 625,000.00 placed inside an orange plastic cellophane bag.

Furthermore, another major accomplishment of this office was the successful buy-bust operation on June 24, 2017 against DANG BAGUNDANG SALIK and TATOKAN SALIK, Priority Target List #3 and #4 Target List of this office for the Province of Maguindanao at City Mall Parking Lot, Rosary Heights 7, Cotabato City. The said operation resulted to the arrest of the above subjects identified as FATMA BAGUNDANG SALIK @ Dang, 27 years old female, married, housewife and DATUKAN MOHAMMAD SALIK @ Dats / Tatokan Salik, 28 years old, male, married and a jeepney driver both residents of Brgy Gambar, Kabuntalan, Maguindanao, after they conspired and hand-over to the PDEA Agent who acted as Poseur Buyer a one (1) piece heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be

methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu weighing MOL 50 grams with an estimated value of Php 125,000.00 (object of sale). Incidental to lawful arrest, further seized was

one (1) unit black Fortuner with plate number WQM 731 owned by the above subjects where another one (1) piece heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu weighing MOL 50 grams with an estimated value of Php 125,000.00 was found stacked inside the pocket of the driver seat.

Moreover, noteworthy accomplishment of this office was the successful buy-bust operation on June 24, 2017 against Abdulpata Mamalinta @ Patah and Cohorts at Brgy. Pinaring, Sultan Kudarat Maguindanao. Said operation resulted to the arrest of the above subject and his cohort identified as Jojet Bulingkig Sapal after they conspired to sell and hand-over to a PDEA Agent who acted as Poseur Buyer, 0.5 kilo of “shabu” consisting of nine (9) pieces heat sealed transparent plastic sachets inside one (1) piece black sling bag with an estimated value of Two Million Five Hundred Seized pieces of evidence during the conduct of Buybust Operation against Thousand pesos (Php 2, 500,

Abdulpata Mamalinta @ Patah (Detained), and Jojet Bulingkig Sapal (Detained). 000.00). Seized during the operation were one (1) unit .45 caliber pistol with serial number 170343 with magazine inserted loaded with five (5) pieces .45 caliber live ammunition from the possession of Jojet Bulingkig Sapal, one (1) unit cal .45 pistol with serial number 568293 with magazine inserted loaded with five (5) pieces .45 live ammunition and one (1) piece brown holster from the possession of Abdulpata Mamalinta @ Patah, one bundle of boodle money placed inside brown envelop and one(1) piece Identification Card of Jojet Bulingkig Sapal.