Two drug personalities busted in Apayao

Two individuals listed as Street Level Drug Personalities will now be facing charges for violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, after a search warrant that was implemented in the residence of one of the suspects yielded in the discovery of six heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu.

According to the report submitted to PROCOR Regional Director, PBGEN MAFELINO A BAZAR, the arrested suspects were identified as Johny Awingan De Guzman, 44, and Ridante Baggay Mangwag, 47.

The same report disclosed that during the implementation of the search warrant, joint operatives of the Apayao Police Provincial Office (PPO) and Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU-14) discovered six heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing more or less 0.1366 grams with a standard drug price of Php 1, 038.16 were confiscated by the operatives.

Marking and inventory of the confiscated pieces of evidence were conducted onsite in the presence of the arrested suspects and witnessed by Pros. Zairene Kaye Cadaos of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Barangay Kagawad Tirso C Bulayang of Brgy. Sacpil, Conner, Apayao.

The suspects and the confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the custody of Conner Municipal Police Station for documentation and proper disposition. (PROCOR-PIO / File photos)