Republic of the Philippines Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NIA Northside Road, National Government Center Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City PRESS RELEASE # 043/15 DATE : February 11, 2015 AUTHORITY : UNDERSECRETARY ARTURO G. CACDAC, JR., CESE Director General For more information, comments and suggestions please call: DERRICK ARNOLD C. CARREON, CESE, Director, Public Information Office Tel. No. 929-3244, 927-9702 Loc.131; Cell phone: 09159111585 _________________________________________________________________________ PDEA SEIZES 100 GRAMS OF SHABU IN NAGA AND LEGAZPI CITY The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated 100 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, during separate buy-bust operations in Legazpi and Naga City on February 5-6, 2015 that also resulted in the arrest of four suspected drug personalities. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr., identified the suspects as Roque Ebete y Manalo, 28 years old, jobless and a resident of Purok 5, Bonot, Legazpi City, Albay; Rodelio Ragay y Divinaflores, 38,tricycle driver; Chauser Kelvin Parra y Coralde, alias Boboy, 22; both residents of Zone 3, Brgy. Mabolo, Naga City; and Gary Ornelia y Magallanes, alias Puroy, 38, tinsmith, of Brgy. Balatas, Naga City. On February 5, 2015, at around 4:45 pm, elements of PDEA Regional Office 5-Albay Provincial Office under Director Archie A. Grande conducted a buy-bust operation in Purok 5, Bonot, Legazpi City that led to the arrest of Ebete. Confiscated from him was one piece of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance suspected shabu weighing approximately 50 grams and the buy-bust money. Ebete is temporarily detained at the PDEA RO5 detention cell. A charge 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 him. On February 6, 2015, at around 5:30 pm, elements of PDEA RO5-Camarines Sur Provincial Office conducted a buy-bust operation in Escalante Cruz Bulalohan, Brgy. Dayangdang, Naga City, that led to the arrest of Ragay, Ornelia and Parra. Seized from their possession were two pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu weighing approximately 50 grams and the buy-bust money. The suspects are temporarily detained at the PDEA Camarines Sur Provincial jail facility, while a case for violation of Section 5, Article II of RA9165, is being prepared for filing court against Ragay, Ornelia and Parra. # # # .