Republic of the Philippines Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY Regional Office III Diosdado Macapagal Regional Government Center Bgy. Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga [email protected]| (045)649-1008 pdea.gov.ph PDEA Top Stories PDEA@PdeaTopStories pdeatopstories A. SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT 1. BUY-BUST OPERATIONS RESULTING TO THE DISMANTLING OF DRUG DEN (HIO and HVT) July 14, 2019 – Joint elements of PDEA RO III – RSET and PDEA Angeles City Office together with FSNL 3012nd AISS, 301st SMG and 300th AISW, PAF conducted BUY-BUST Operation at Hadrian 3 Extension Balibago Angeles City resulted to the dismantling of DRUG-DEN; arrest of five (5) drug personalities: Demetrio C Docena @ Jay R (drug-den maintainer) , Tony F Luto, Larry N Palatones, Danilo F Largo, and Vicente B Aquino; confiscation of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (Shabu) with actual weight of 23.6659 grams; and various drug paraphernalia. July 18, 2019 – Joint elements of PDEA Angeles City Office and ACPO Station 3 conducted BUY-BUST Operation in Guagua St. Purok 5B Brgy. Pandan, Angeles City, Pampanga resulted to the dismantling of DRUG-DEN; arrest of five (5) drug personalities: Marvin Canlas (Watchlisted and drug-den maintainer), Ramiro Rueda (Watchlisted), Christine De Leon (Watchlisted), Teresita Naun and Jona Pangan; and confiscation of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride MOL 10 grams and five hundred (500) peso bill as marked money. July 25, 2019 – Joint elements of PDEA Pampanga Provincial Office and PDEA RO III – RSET together with San Fernando CPS conducted BUY-BUST Operation at Purok 4, San Pedro, Cutud, City of San Fernando Pampanga resulted to the dismantling of DRUG DEN; arrest of five (5) drug personalities: Gilbert T Bunag (drug-den maintainer), Patrick P Inocencio, Joey P Tiglao, Arturo T Asuncion, Bimbo G Malit; and confiscation of Shabu MOL 10 grams with DDB Value of Php68,000 and various drug paraphernalia such as tooter, and used aluminum foil. 2. SEIZURE OF SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF DANGEROUS DRUGS July 18, 2019 – Operatives of PDEA Bulacan Provincial Office together with PNP Pulilan MPS and PNP Malolos MPS conducted BUY-BUST Operation at McArthur Hi-Way Brgy. Tikay Malolos, Bulacan resulted to the arrest of Carlos Dalagan y Marquez and confiscation of one (1) pack green plastic containing MOL 500 grams of suspected SHABU with estimated value of Php3.4 Million. 3. ARREST OF HIGH VALUE TARGETS July 11, 2019 – Joint elements of PDEA RO III – RSET and PDEA Pampanga PO together with FSNL 3012nd AISS, 301st SMG and 300th AISW, PAF conducted BUY-BUST Operation at Blk.5, South Daang Bakal, Mabalacat City, Pampanga resulted to the dismantling of DRUG-DEN; arrest of seven (7) drug personalities: Arnold Padilla y Gaddi @Nano (drug-den maintainer), Roque Rosielda y Culibra (drug-den maintainer), Emmanuel Gaddi y Exconde, Roland Geraldo y Saavedra, Raddy Tabuso y Ortiso, Norman Rivera y Guillermo, George Georgeff y Lindsay (Australian National); and confiscation of eleven (11) pcs heat sealed transparent plastic sachets containing MOL 20 grams of suspected SHABU with estimated value of Php136,000.00 and various drug paraphernalia. July 23, 2019 – Joint elements of PDEA RO III – RSET, and SDEU Mabalacat MPS conducted BUY-BUST Operation at Blk 21 Lot 10 Adonis St., Xevera Subdivision, Mabalacat Pampanga resulted to the arrest of three (3) drug personalities: Vince Charles Paredes y Morales@ Charles (Freelance Model), Rommel Ramos y Roque @Rome, and Lee Lander Pineda y Sangil @Lander; and confiscation of two (2) pieces transparent plastic containing MOL 110 grams of suspected Marijuana and one (1) open transparent plastic sachet containing six (6) pieces blue colored heart shape tablets with estimated value of Php13,200.00. July 25, 2019 – Operatives of PDEA Nueva Ecija PO conducted BUY-BUST operation at Purok 2 Brgy. MS Garcia, Cabanatuan City resulted to the arrest of Francisco Martinez @ Jay r (targetlisted) and recovery of three (3) plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing MOL 3 grams. Joint PDEA Zambales Provincial Office and SIU SBMA together with OCPO PS. 2 and OCPO CIB conducted BUY-BUST Operation at Sitio Tahimik, Calapacuan Subic Zambales resulted to the dismantling of DRUG-DEN; arrest of five (5) drug personalities: Cinderella Merto y Castroverde (drug-den maintainer), Shiela Ann Dela Cruz; Gemma Macwile y Guerzon; Jonard Dalit y Fernandes and Edilberto Romero Y Adriano (watchlisted); confiscation of 10 pcs. small heat sealed transparent sachets containing white crystalline substance weighing MOL .5 grams with estimated street value of Php 3400.00; and several paraphernalia. July 29, 2019 – Joint elements of PDEA Bataan Provincial Office and Mariveles MPS conducted BUY-BUST operation in Brgy. Cabcaben, Mariveles, Bataan resulted to the arrest of Jordan Capino y Monsalud (targetlisted) and confiscation of two (2) pieces of medium size heat sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu MOL 5 grams and one-thousand (1,000) peso bill as marked money. B. Search and Seizure Operations: Table below shows the search and seizure operations conducted by this Regional Office for the month of July 2019. After the searches, a random drug testing of the Persons Deprived of Liberties (PDLs) and personnel from the subject jail facilities were also conducted and all were yielded negative results. Date Area Operating Units Arayat District Jail PDEA Pampanga PO Personnel, PDEA K9 SES Unit, PNP Arayat District Jail Personnel July 24, 2019 Guagua District Jail PDEA Pampanga PO Personnel, PDEA K9 SES Unit, PNP Guagua District Jail Personnel C. Efforts on Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP) and other Activities of the Provincial and City Offices July 1, 2019 – PDEA Bulacan Provincial Office together with Hon. Eleonor J Villanueva-Tugna, Municipal Mayor, PLTCOL Rizalino Agustin Andaya Chief of Police- PNP Bocaue MPS awarded Barangay Drug Cleared Certificate to Brgy. Bolacan, Bocaue, Bulacan held at the Covered Court of Bocaue Municipal Hall, Bocaue, Bulacan. PDEA Bulacan PO together with Hon. Russel G. Pleyto, Municipal Mayor, PLTCOL Carl Omar Habaradas Fiel, and Chief of Police-PNP Sta Maria MPS awarded Barangay Drug Cleared Certificate to Brgy. Lalakhan, Sta. Maria, Bulacan held at the Mayor's Office Sta. Maria Municipal Hall, Sta. Maria Bulacan. July 2, 2019 – PDEA Bulacan Provincial Office together with PLTCOL Joel Aparejado, Acting Chief of Police-PNP Guiguinto MPS awarded Barangay Drug Cleared Certificate to Brgy. Daungan, Guiguinto, Bulacan held at the Mayor's Office Guiguinto Municipal Hall, Guiguinto, Bulacan. July 3, 2019 – PDEA Zambales Provincial Office attended the awarding of Barangay Drug Cleared Certificates of Brgy. Antipolo and Brgy. San Miguel of San Antonio, Zambales held at Municipal Centrum, San Felipe, Zambales. PDEA Tarlac Provincial Office attended the awarding of Certificates of Barangay Drug Clearing Program and Re-Orientation Seminar at Zubiri Hall, Brgy. San Roque, La Paz, Tarlac. PDEA Tarlac Provincial Office attended the awarding of Certificates of Barangay Drug Clearing Program at Covered Court, Brgy. Poblacion, San Manuel, Tarlac. July 3, 2019 – PDEA Tarlac Provincial Office led by IO2 Joshua Narcel C Ramos had a meeting with the City Health Officer of Tarlac City and the PCR of Tarlac CPS re Strengthening the Implementation of Barangay Drug Clearing Program held at City Health Office Tarlac City, Tarlac. Nueva Ecija Provincial Office conducted BDCP lecture to the Barangay Officials of Gen. Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija. July 4, 2019 – PDEA Bulacan Provincial Office headed by IO1 Julie B Lucero together with Hon. Leonardo R De Leon, Municipal Mayor and PMaj Esagani Santos, Chief of Police-PNP Angat MPS awarded Barangay Drug Cleared Certificate to Brgy. Paltok, Angat, Bulacan held at the Conference Room, Municipal Hall, Angat Bulacan. July 8, 2019 – PDEA Bulacan Provincial Official together with Hon. Jessie De Jesus, Municipal Mayor and PCapt. Manuel Clemente, Deputy for Administration, PNP Calumpit MPS awarded Barangay Drug Cleared Certificate to Brgy. Sapang Bayan, Calumpit, Bulacan held at the Municipal Covered Court, Calumpit, Bulacan. July 10, 2019 – All Provincial and Region-based BDCP Officers attended BDCP Meeting held at PDEA RO III Conference Room. July 12, 2019 – PDEA Nueva Ecija Provincial Office conducted BDCP lecture to the Barangay Officials and BADAC members in Gen. Tionio, Nueva Ecija on July 12,2019. July 15, 2019 – PDEA Bulacan Provincial Office led by IA1 Christopher Macairap together with PCol. Chito Bersaluna, PNP Provincial Director awarded Barangay Drug Cleared Certificates to Brgy. Tawiran, Ubando, Bulacan: Brgy. Inaon, Pulilan, Bulacan and Brgy. Baraka Norzagaray, Bulacan during the Flag Raising Ceremony held at Camp Alejo S. Santos, City of Malolos, Bulacan. PDEA Tarlac Provincial Office awarded Certificates of Drug Cleared Barangays during the regular Monday flag raising ceremony held in front of Bamban Municipal Hall, Brgy. Anupul, Bamban, Tarlac. July 16, 2019 – PDEA Pampanga Provincial Office proceeded to the Municipality of Minalin, Pampanga to attend the Awarding Ceremony of Drug-Cleared Barangay. July 17, 2019 – PDEA Bataan Provincial Office led by IO1 Joe Patrick Lingan together with PCapt Phoe G. Pangan Jr., Chief PPDEU, and all PNCO of stations in- charged in BDCP attended BDCP meeting re Status of Barangays and Problems Encountered held at Bataan