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Manila Bulletin devider devider ROUNDUP: News in and around Metro Manila (Sept. 5, 2019)

ROUNDUP: News in and around Metro Manila (Sept. 5, 2019)

Published Sep 5, 2019 07:16 pm
Two drug dens dismantled, 14 drug suspects nabbed Two drug dens were dismantled and 14 drug personalities were arrested by anti-narcotic operatives in Manila on Wednesday. The police identified the suspects as Jun Caranera, 30; Christopher Sicat, 22; Fernando Manuel, 46; Christian Sicat, 20; Jeff Regir, 21; Kenneth Caranera, 25 and Mary Jane Sicat. 52. Investigation showed the joint operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Manila District Office and Manila Police District Station 4 nabbed the suspects along Geronimo Street, Barangay 432, Sampaloc, Manila at around 12:30 p.m. on September 4. Seized from them were 25 grams of shabu with an estimated value of P170,000 and other drug paraphernalia. In the same area, seven drug personalities were also arrested by the police. They were identified as Annalea Pateo, 44; Eduardo Rosete Gontilla, 59; Ronnie Clemente Roxas, 35; Alexander Alvario Oleja, 40; Ricky Morales Dicdican, 27; Nikko Rosario Tadefa, 30 and Julio Perez Menes, 31. The police recovered 20 grams of shabu with an estimated value of P136,000. The suspects will be facing charges of violation of Section 6, 7, 11, 12, and 15 of Article II of the Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.  (Erma Edera) 22 drug suspects, including 3 minors arrested in QC Twenty-two drug suspects, including three minors, were rounded up by the Quezon City police in its latest anti-narcotic operations in the City. First to fall in the hands of Cubao Police Station (PS-7) were Elmer Arcede, 20, and Jasper Villafuerte, 21 who were nabbed in a buy-bust along Aurora Blvd., near corner Cambridge St., in Brgy. Socorro around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Confiscated from the two were six sachets of dried marijuana leaves worth P5,000. Members of Kamuning Police Station (PS-10) arrested in a drug sting Cloyd Durango, 40 and Dindo Gallardo, 47 at about 6:30 p.m. in front of a laundry shop at Kamuning Market after the suspects yielded four sachets of shabu. Meanwhile, operatives of Masambong Police Station (PS-2) Drug Enforcement Unit arrested Raymond Distrito, 29 and Christine Lozada, 32 at Natividad Street in Brgy. Paltok about 7:10 p.m. after a concerned citizen tipped off the police of their illegal drug activity. Upon checking, the suspects yielded four sachets of shabu resulting in his arrest. Meanwhile, Galas Police Station (PS-11) collared in a drug bust Jasmine Cardenas, 42, and Junnel Barlaan, 42, at Union Civica St., corner Visayas Ave., in Brgy. Sto Niño around 11 p.m. after authorities confiscated three sachets of shabu. Ten minutes after, personnel of Novaliches Police Station (PS-4) arrested Villamor Garcia, 38, Jennifer Rivera, 36, Andrea Serioso, 28, Reymon Castillo, 43, and Rodel Castillo, 56, in another drug sting in Barangay Sta. Lucia. It appears that Garcia, Rivera, Serioso and Reymon Castillo had been previously charged for illegal drugs. Seized from the group were 16 sachets of shabu with an estimated street value of P13,600.00,  three opened sachets with traces of shabu, and some drug paraphernalia. Same officers from PS-4 also nabbed in a separate buy-bust Julius Pineda, 28, Ronnie Yabut, 36, Ranulfo Augun, 44 and two female minors near a gasoline station at Quirino Highway in Barangay Gulod at about 8:30 p.m. Police were able to confiscate 10 sachets of shabu from the group. Further investigation revealed that Pineda also had a previous case for illegal drugs, while Augun had a previous case for illegal gambling. In Barangay Batasan Hills, members of Batasan Police Station (PS-6) DEU nabbed in an Oplan Galugad a 17-year-old male after yielding a sachet of dried marijuana fruiting tops at Ilang Ilang St., corner Santan St., around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. PS-6 personnel also arrested in a buy-bust Rex Rizada, 30, Richard Herado, 28, and Argie Vicente, at about 7:50 p.m. Wednesday in Brgy. Payatas after authorities seized from them eight sachets of shabu. Herado was included in the Directorate for Intelligence watch list, while his two cohorts were newly identified drug personalities of the station, police said. Arrested suspects are now under police custody and were charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Meanwhile, the rescued minors were turned over to Quezon City Social Services and Development Department for proper intervention. (Alexandria San Juan) P65k worth of items stolen from woman in Marikina A 30-year-old woman lost a laptop, three mobile phones, a tablet, and P5k cash to robbers who burglarized her apartment in Marikina City. Victim Luzel Grace Marline Moyano told probers that when she arrived at her apartment unit in Barangay Concepcion Dos on Wednesday morning, she saw that the doorknob of her front door was opened. She found out that she had been burglarized, with some of her personal belongings were missing, police said. Moyano, a coffee shop crew, then reported the incident to the authorities. The stolen items were estimated to cost about P66,500, police said. Probers technically processed the crime scene and lifted several latent prints. An investigation is ongoing to possibly identify and arrest the perpetrators. (Jhon Casinas) 5 Chinese arrested in street brawls A total of five Chinese nationals were arrested after two of them were allegedly caught fighting with each other while the other three reportedly hit another Chinese in two Southern Metro Manila cities on Wednesday. Yifan, 32 and A San, 35, residents of Las Piñas City were both arrested in the same city; while Zhang Lian Zhu, 29, Wan Ren Qing, 28, Hulcheng Li, 32, Shuyan Cul, 30 and Fanlong Lyi, 24—who are currently living in Manila, Pasay and Parañaque cities—were turned over to Parañaque police custody after being accosted by security officers. Police said that members of Pasay City Police Community Precinct-7 were conducting mobile patrol along Alabang Zapote Road around 6:50 a.m. when they saw Yifan and A San allegedly shouting and fighting with each other at a gas station. Police tried to pacify the two as they were causing “alarms” to bystanders nearby, report said. However, police said, the two Chinese just disregarded the country’s authorities and continued with their altercation, which led to their arrest. Meanwhile, Zhang, Wan, Hulcheng, Shuyan and Fanlong allegedly engaged in an altercation at a casino on Aseana Avenue in Parañaque City at around 1:50 a.m. Security officers of the said casino told police that the five Chinese hit another Chinese, identified as Ren Zheng, over alleged misunderstanding after exchanging their Chinese Yuan to Philippine Peso. After seeing the incident, the said officers immediately responded and accosted the suspects. They then turned them over to police. Ren said that he had no plans of filing a complaint against the suspects; but the management of the said casino was considering to file charges against them for alarm and scandal, police added. (Joseph Pedrajas)
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