Republic of the Philippines Office of the President PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NIA Northside Road, NationalGovernmentCenter Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City PRESS RELEASE # 507/14 DATE : November 22, 2014 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 __________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER 6 MOST WANTED DRUG PERSONALITY IN ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR ARRESTED BY PDEA, PNP The Number 6 most wanted drug personality in Zamboanga del Sur was arrested by combined operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the implementation of a warrant of arrest on November 19, 2014. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. identified the suspect as Saidar Gampong, 31 years old, married, and a resident of Quarry, New Labangan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. Elements of PDEA Regional Office 9 (PDEA RO 9) under Director Joseph Ladip, in collaboration with Pagadian Police Station, Zamboanga del Sur Provincial anti-illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (PAIDSOTF) and Regional Public Safety Battalion 9, arrested Gampong in his residence in New Labangan at around 9:30 in the morning on the strength of a warrant of arrest issued by Hon. Rolando Goan, Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 21, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. Gampong yielded two plastic sachets of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, and one mobile phone during the operation. Gampong has a standing warrant of arrest for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. # # # .