MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Pampanga arrested 13 drug suspects and seized shabu totaling P156,000 in separate buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
PDEA-Pampanga said seven persons were arrested in the first operation at 9:05 p.m. on Ilang-Ilang St., Barangay Dau.
Seized from suspects Ericha Hamm, alias “Ace,” Evangelo Santos, Samuel Santos, Vic Benitez, Kelvin Calma, Arnold Cunanan, and Jomar de Vera were five transparent sachets containing more or less 13 grams of suspected shabu valued at P88,400 and the marked money.
Six drug personalities – Angelica Quaizon, Baltazar Gallevo, Rolly Tungol, Rommel Yumol, Jan Zoleta, and Celer Nucum – were nabbed in the second operation at 9:35 p.m. also in Barangay Dau.
They yielded approximately 10 grams of suspected shabu worth P68,000 and assorted drug paraphernalia.
Suspects are detained at the PDEA-Region 3 jail facility and face drug-related charges.