By Dhel Nazario
Four suspected drug peddlers were arrested after a buy bust operation was conducted by the District Drug enforcement Unit (DDEU) of the Southern Police District (SPD) in Parañaque City yielding 10 sachets of shabu on Friday.
The arrested suspects together with the seized pieces of drug evidence from left: Michael Rebato, Arnold Manangkil, Joshua Ramos, Mc Artney Ramo. (Photo courtesy of SPD)
PO3 Alberto R Canonigo Jr., officer on case, identified the suspects as Mc Artney Ramos alias "Ewa," 28, resident of 478 Santol St., Sampaloc Site 2, Barangay B.F. Homes, Parañaque City; Joshua Ramos, 22, resident of 478 Santol St., Sampaloc Site 2, Brgy. B.F Homes, Parañaque City; Michael Rebato, 25, resident of 273 Bayabas St., Sampaloc Site 2, Brgy. BF Homes, Parañaque City; and, Arnold Manangkil, 18, resident of Sunkist St., Sampaloc Site 2 Brgy. BF Homes, Parañaque City.
Initial investigation revealed that elements of the DDEU led by PCI Jerry Amindalan conducted a drug sting operation at about 5 p.m. on Friday at , 478 Santol St., Sampaloc Site 2, Brgy. B.F Homes, Parañaque City.
SPO2 Romeo Pepito who acted as poseur-buyer, successfully purchased one sachet of shabu worth P5,000 from Salazar before arresting the latter.
Police recovered seven more sachets of suspected shabu hidden inside a black pouch of one of the suspects. They also recovered one sachet each from suspects Ramos and Rebato.
The arrested suspects will be brought to the SPD Crime Laboratory for a drug test as well as the seized pieces of drug evidence for a laboratory examination.
A case for Violation of Sections 5 and 11 of Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act is being prepared for filing before the Parañaque City Prosecutor’s Office.