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Friday, 29, 2022

Drug personality bust during campaign against illegal drugs

AGUSAN DEL SUR – The personnel of Philippine National Police (PNP) - Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office (ADSPPO) headed by Police Colonel Jovito C Canlapan, Acting Provincial Director, conducted a buy-bust operation resulting to the arrest of one drug personality on July 25, 2022.

PCol Canlapan identified the arrested person  as male, 32 years old, married, driver and a resident of Purok-3A, Poblacion, Trento, Agusan del Sur. 

Personnel of Bunawan Municipal Police Station (MPS) and Agusan del Sur Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-13 conducted an anti-illegal drug operation through buy-bust that resulted in the arrest of the aforesaid person and confiscation of the following items to with; a. Two (2) heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu with estimated weight of MOL 0.110 grams with DDB value amounting to Php1,000.00; and b. One (1) piece five hundred peso bill with serial number QB348230 (buy bust money).

Search and seizure were conducted with the presence of lawful witnesses.

“We commit to do everything we can, to stamp out illegal drugs and any criminality in the province. To the personnel of Bunawan MPS under Police Captain Julius A Vallejo and ADS-PIU under PLtCol Timothy S Arciso, Jr., keep up the good work! Your laborious efforts paved the way to acquire the justice that the victim and family deserved. To the criminals lurking in our province, you can’t hide from the force of law, for we will ensure that it will be delivered for your lawless acts,” said PCol Canlapan. 

This is in line with the Process Excellence perspective of the PNP P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030 under the objective, Improving the Crime Solution Efficiency of the PPO. (ADSPPO/PIA-Agusan del Sur)