DRUG CASES DELAY
Probable cause found
vs. Descallar: PDEA

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday said it has found probable cause for filing criminal charges against Chief Inspector Jefferson Descallar for violation of Section 92 of RA 9165, allegedly for the delay in filing of drug charges against two arrested drug peddlers in Cadiz City.

Supt. Rolen Balquin, former regional anti-narcotics chief, said PDEA will also determine if Descallar has committed serious neglect of duty. Delay in filing of drug cases within the reglamentary period of detention of arrested drug suspect is punishable under Section 92 of RA 9165 with a penalty of a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment, while dismissal from the police service if convicted for serious neglect of duty, Balquin said.

The seven Cadiz policemen and Descallar were ordered by Balquin while he was still as PDEA regional chief, to explain the delay in filing of drug cases against Ricardo Cayapado and Renante Aladin, within the reglamentary period of detention.

Descallar blamed the delay in the immediate filing of drug cases to the unavailability of Cadiz City Prosecutor Marcelo del Pilar, whom he claimed had failed to report to his office from June 4 to 8.

Del Pilar, however, refuted this, saying he reported to his office from June 4 to 8, as he was even able to handle the inquest case of PO1 Rafael Gargar vs. Pepito San.

The failure of Descallar to immediately file drug cases had prompted him to release Cayapado and Aladin whom they had arrested on June 1 for violation of RA 9165, known as the Comprehensive Drug Act of 2002, to avoid being charged for arbitrary detention.

The arrest of Cayapado, a suspected big time shabu pusher in Cadiz City, and Aladin, led to the recovery of shabu estimated to have a market value of not less than P100,000, police records show.

Balquin said he has endorsed the case of Descallar to his successor, Supt. Roybel Sanchez, which is expected to be filed in court next week.

Descallar and three other policemen are also facing complaints before the Office of the Visayas Ombudsman, which was filed by the Commission on Human Rights, in connection with the arrest of civilian mistaken as among the 10 most wanted persons in Western Visayas.*GPB

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Raps filed in slay
of Bago woman

Police have filed attempted rape with homicide charges against a man who was allegedly behind the attempted molestation and murder of a grocery store cashier in Bago City, Negros Occidental.

Bago police chief Alex Belonio said the filing of charges against suspect Ramiro Hele, alias Ramy, was based on the positive identification of a witness, that was behind the hold-up slay of Jenniver Pelingon. Police investigations show that Hele also tried to molest Pelingon, as her pants and underwear had been pulled down. However, a post-mortem report showed that she had not been molested.

The bag of Pelingon was also missing, indicating that she had been robbed, police investigations also showed.

Hele who was previously charged for the rape of his sister-in-law in year 2000, vehemently denied that he killed Pelingon at Km. 14 in Brgy. Calumangan, Bago City.

On the other hand, the Bago and Talisay police probers are still more gathering evidences to pin down suspects in the rape-slay of Mary Joy Mayo, 16, and Ma. Teresa Medrano, 13, last month.

Chief Inspector Joseph Thomas Martir, Talisay police chief, yesterday said a witness came to the police, to help them in identifying suspects in the rape-slay of Mayo, a first year college student of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College in Talisay City.*GPB

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3 injured in brawl,
stabbing in Bacolod

Three persons were injured in mauling incidents in Bacolod City early yesterday, the police said.

Melchor de la Cruz, 31, sustained wounds on his forehead and was rushed to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital while Ryan Depositario, 32, had injuries on his face and was brought to the Bacolod City Adventist Medical Center yesterday, police records showed. De la Cruz and Depositario were injured when a brawl broke out between their friends at Siocon Road, Brgy. 26, Bacolod City at abut 1 a.m. yesterday, police reports said.

Meanwhile, Arthur Deloso, 17, reported to Police Station 4 that three minors waylaid and stabbed him while he was on his way home yesterday after buying food from a restaurant.

Deloso told the police that a certain "Ping-Ping", "Nony Adcor", and "Jojo" blocked his bike, stabbed and slightly injured him on his chest, at Galo Street, Brgy 20, Bacolod City at about 2 a.m. yesterday.

He left his bike and ran, and said that he heard gunshots behind him, police reports said. The police said that they are still investigating the incidents.*PP

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