Suspect nabbed with 20 packs of marijuana hashish

Posted on | Friday 18 March 2011 | No Comments

 by Peter A. Balocnit
 
TABUK, Kalinga , Friday March 18 – Drug agents here confiscated recently 21 packs of marijuana hashish from a suspect on board a jeepney from Tinglayan to Tabuk.
 
Police identified the suspect as Michael Apangwa y Paclay, 31, single and a resident of Buscalan, Tinglayan .

 
Confiscated from a black clutch bag believed owned by Michael were 20 packs of marijuana hashish with a value of P2 million, the report said.

 
According to Police Senior Inspector Sebastian Alcedo, Provincial Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Group head (PAIDSOTG), his office received a tip from an informant that a male person whom he described by physical appearance and clothing boarded a passenger jeep plying the Bontoc-Tabuk route is allegedly in possession of a black back containing bricks of hashish.
 
Prompt action carried out by PAIDSOTG under Alcedo and intelligence operatives of the Kalinga provincial police office headed by PCI Charles Domallig led to the apprehension of the suspect.
 
The suspect and confiscated contrabands were brought to PAIDSTOG office for proper investigation and documentation. Arresting officers turned over the subject and contrabands to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) field office at Tuguegarao city for disposition.
 
Alcedo said violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Dangerous Drugs act of 2002 was filed against the suspect in court. Evidences submitted were the affidavit of arresting officers, booking and arrest report, inventory of seized items, and joint affidavit of three residents from Butbut, Tinglayan.
 
Police operatives who joined the successful arrest of the suspect were SPO2 John Lingbawan, SPO1 Alipio Ella, PO3 Artemio Liagao, PO3 Ernesto Pagtan, PO3 Jerry Granel, and PO1 Lito Labbutan. *(PIA-CAR/Kalinga)

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