LUBUAGAN, Kalinga – Police seized marijuana bricks worth P5 million from four suspected drug couriers in a checkpoint in Sitio Dinakan, Barangay Dangoy, Lubuagan, Kalinga, on Thursday, February 22.
SUSPECTED marijuana worth P42 million was seized in Lubuagan, Kalinga, on February 22. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda)
Police Capt. Ruff Manganip, Kalinga police spokesperson, identified the suspects as Jerome Dizon Postor, 24; Randell Mark Pancho Limuco, 22; and Zand Mark Johnsen Edulon de Castro, 21, residents of Guiguinto, Bulacan; and Judelyn Tomas Santos, 20, of Baliuag, Bulacan.
Police flagged down a speeding white Hyundai Stargazer SUV with conduction sticker K2X501. However, the vehicle accelerated and bumped the checkpoint signage.
A search was conducted on vehicle and found marijuana concealed at the backseat of the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver for resisting arrest and disobedience to a person in authority.
Police seized the vehicle, key, a temporary driver's license under the name of one of the suspects, a blue bag pack, one black travelling bag, and four boxes.
An on-site inventory was conducted in the presence of the suspects and insulating witnesses.
They were taken to the Lubuagan police station for documentation and filing of appropriate charges.