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Seven drug suspects nabbed

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BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN

Policemen have arrested seven drug suspects in separate buy-bust and police operations on January 22, in Negros Occidental, yielding more than P270,000 worth of suspected shabu.

An estimated 265,200 worth of suspected shabu was recovered by the police during a buy-bust operation at Sitio Cubay in Brgy. Payao, Binalbagan, on January 22.

The joint operation of the PNP Drug Enforcement Unit SOU 6 and local police led to the arrest of Aris Teruel and seizure of about 39 grams of suspected shabu, P1000 in marked money, two cellular phones and P9,085 in cash.

The buy-bust operation at Brgy. Cabahug in Cadiz City on January 22 led to the arrest of three drug suspects identified by the police as Arturo Estimado, Andy Sendol and Rhugene Imjada, all residents of the place.

Their arrests yielded eight sachets of suspected shabu with a market value of P2,040, marked money of P500, two motorcycles and P162 in cash.

Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz City police acting chief, said that Sendol ranked number one in the city police drug watch list.

Another buy-bust operation at Crossing at Crossing Bagroy in Brgy. Delicioso, Ilog, also led to the arrest of Genisis Galang, which also yielded P3,400 worth of illegal drugs.

Two more drug suspects identified as Gelo Quirino and Marjun Lingco, both 22 years old, were also apprehended by the police, after trying to flee from authorities, at Hacienda Malisbog 2 in Brgy. E Lopez, Silay City.

An estimated one gram of suspected shabu with a market value of P6,800 and its paraphernalia, two cellular phones, P520 in cash and a Rusi motorcycle, were recovered by the police from the two arrested drug suspects.

The apprehension of Berot Mahinay in Brgy. Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto also yielded a sachet of suspected shabu and P300 in marked money, police said.*

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