IN SAN CARLOS
Cops confiscate shabu

About 4.5 grams of suspected shabu and its paraphernalia were seized by the police during a raid in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday.

Armed with a search warrant issued by Judge Moises Nifras, a police team led by Senior Inspector Victorino Romanillos swooped down on the house of Rogelio Aviles at Germelina Street in San Carlos City. Romanillos, acting San Carlos police chief, yesterday said the raid also yielded P15,000 in cash believed to be proceeds from the sale of shabu, a Nokia 3311 cellphone, aside from nine sachets of suspected shabu, estimated at 4.5 grams.

The raiding team, however, failed to arrest Aviles, but a certain Jane Mandaya, alias Jingle, was arrested for violation of Republic Act 9165, known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002, Romanillos added.

Mandaya and Aviles, alias Roger, who remained at-large as of yesterday, are now facing charges for violation of RA 9165 at the San Carlos City Prosecutor's Office.

Romanillos said the raid on the house of Aviles was witnessed by Brgy. Capt. Renato Bustamante and Kagawad Rodolfo Layon.*GPB

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Drug symposia
in schools eyed

Bacolod City police director, Senior Supt. Pedro Merced, yesterday said the BCPO plans to coordinate with different schools in Bacolod City to conduct symposia on drug awareness, following reports that high school and college students have shifted from using shabu to tranquilizers.

Merced said the orientation is aimed not only at educating and making the students aware about the evils caused by drugs but also to discourage them from using illegal drugs especially shabu and marijuana.

He said the students should be protected from illegal activities because they are the hope of the future.

Merced had earlier said police investigation have shown that most of the students in Bacolod who are users, prefer tranquilizers such as Ketamine and Valium since these are cheaper than shabu.

He added that the demand for tranquilizers is now higher compared to that for shabu.*DMG

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Six E.B. Magalona
fishermen found

The six fishermen of E.B. Magalona reported missing at sea since Thursday have been accounted for as of last night, Police Chief Santiago Rapiz said.

Anthony Bustamante and his brother-in-law, identified only as "Apal," who left Brgy. Madalag, E.B. Magalona, at about 6 a.m. on Thursday, had returned to their respective homes at about 4 p.m. of the same day, Rapiz added.

Police investigations show that Bustamante and "Apal" who were on board a motor boat owned by Ronald Villanueva, were drifted towards Sitio Mambag-id in Barangay Balaring Silay City.

The four other missing fishermen were identified as Robert Aguirre and a certain Totong, both residents of Brgy. Tomongtong, E.B. Magalona, Bimbo and Janjan of Brgy. Vito, Sagay were also drifted towards the territorial waters of Pulupandan.

The boat also owned by Villanueva with its four crew members, was towed by another boat yesterday to Sto. Niño, in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City.

Villanueva said Aguirre and his three companions left Barangay Tomongtong, EB Magalona, on Wednesday, to gather crab cages, locally known as "panggal", along the waters of Silay and E.B. Magalona.

Aguirre informed Villanueva last night that they are now safe, although they were quite shaken after drifting for almost two days between Panay and Negros.*GPB

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