Shabu 'distributor' facing
rape charges, too: PDEA

Charges for violation of Sections 11 and 12 of Republic Act 9165, known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, have been filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency against an alleged distributor of shabu arrested in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City, on April 30.

PDEA regional director Rolen Balquin yesterday said they have also discovered that the arrested Franco Siscar Jr., alias "Jun Jun," also has a pending complaint for rape before the Bacolod City Prosecutor's Office.

PDEA investigations show the raid at the house of Siscar yielded 12.27 grams of shabu and its paraphernalia.

Balquin said Siscar, a former seaman, is also categorized as a "pusher" of shabu in Brgy. 2 and Purok Cabugwason in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod, and had been engaged in such illegal activities for the last two years.

PDEA also said that the confiscated shabu was part of the 100 grams of the banned substance reportedly delivered to Siscar before the start of the recent Panaad Festival.

Mere possession of more than 10 grams of shabu is a non-bailable offense, Balquin said, citing provisions of R.A. 9165.

Similar charges are also being readied by the police against a suspected courier of marijuana identified as Alberto Primaylan, who was arrested on Wednesday in Brgy. Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental.

Silay police chief Celestino Guara said the arrest of Primaylan also led to the confiscation of 35 sticks of marijuana cigarettes from his possession, and P84.50 in cash believed to be proceeds from the sale of the illegal drugs.*GPB

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IN KABANKALAN
Hostage-taking
suspect arrested

One of the two suspects who held hostage a minor in March in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, was arrested by the Kabankalan Subpoena and Warrant Section at about 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sitio Cadlum, Brgy. Camingawan, Bacolod City.

Arrested on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Henry Arles of the Regional Trial Court Branch 61 in Kabankalan was Ernesto Limaco alias "Librado," 36, of Camingawan, Bacolod, a press release from the Kabankalan police said.

Limaco, who is facing robbery with homicide charges is among the 10 most wanted persons in Kabankalan. His companion, Randy Elesterio, of Brgy. Tampalon, Kabankalan was arrested in Mabinay town, Oriental Negros a day after the hostage incident that also left a woman dead, the press release added.*

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Man nabbed
for 'daily double'

A 59-year-old man was caught-in-the-act by the Kabankalan police accepting "daily double" collections and in possession of illegal gambling paraphernalia in Brgy. 6, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday.

PO3 Hernani Diwatin of Kabankalan PNP and his companions arrested Rogelio Bacucang Doge for violation of Republic Act 9287, or for engaging in the illegal numbers game, a press release from the police station said.

Recovered from Doge, who had been charged with the same violation before the Kabankalan City Prosecutor's Office, were cotejos, P380 in bet money, among others, the press release added. Meanwhile, Christine Arimas Jara, 28, single, of Brgy. 1, Kabankalan was also arrested by the police for allegedly stealing the cellphone of Joel Teovisto Manas of Brgy. Talubangi Friday last week, the press release said.

Recovered from Jara, who is now detained in the lock-up cell of Kabankalan PNP were a pawnshop receipt and cellphone worth P4,000 that Manas positively identified as his.*DMG

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