A dismissed police major was arrested by members of the Las Piñas Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) after he yielded suspected shabu and a gun during a buy-bust operation last Tuesday, June 18.
Las Piñas police chief Col. Sandro Taffala identified the suspect as ex-Major Reynante Ibon, 54, a resident of Batangas City.
Tafalla said Ibon, who included in police gallery of high value individual (HVI), was nabbed at around 12:20 a.m. at the corner of Saging and Strawberry Streets in Barangay CAA, Las Piñas City.
Evidence confiscated from the arrested suspect (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas Police)
He said confiscated from the suspect were 15 grams of shabu placed in seven plastic sachets worth P102,000, one blue rubber pouch, a white Nissan X-rail with plate number ZRU718, and a cellular phone.
The gun confiscated from the suspect (Photo from Las Piñas Police)
The city police chief said SDEU operatives also confiscated from the suspect one .45-caliber pistol with four rounds of ammunition.
Tafalla said Ibon along with the confiscated shabu was brought to the Southern Police District (SPD) Forensic Unit for drug testing, while the confiscated gun was turned over to the SPD Crime Laboratory for ballistic examination.
Police investigators are also conducting verification to determine the registered owner of the gun.
Tafalla said charges for violation of Section 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act (RA) 9165 (The Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2022) and RA 10591 (The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) were filed at the Las Piñas City Prosecutor's Office against the suspect.