APRIL TO JUNE
20 drug peddlers
charged in court

Nine anti-drug operations have been conducted by the SOTF-AIDSOTG of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, April to June this year that led to the filing of charges against 20 suspects, a NOPPO press release said.

The supply reduction strategy being implemented by the police has proved effective, following the arrest of drug peddlers in three cities and five municipalities in the province, Chief Insp. Rico Santotome Jr., head of the Anti Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group, said in the press release.

The latest drug sting operation in Binalbagan town, Wednesday, led to the apprehension of Pedro Rivera III, 27, of Barangay Aguisan, in Himamaylan City. Rivera was caught in an entrapment operation after he handed two sachets of suspected shabu in exchange for P600 in marked money to a police poseur-buyer, the press release said.

The Special Operations Task Force of NOPPO headed by Supt. Armando Tubongbanua will also shift its focus to the demand reduction strategy of the anti-drug program of the government, the press release also said.

The Philippine National Police in Negros Occidental will coordinate with the Department of Education in the conduct of drug symposia and seminars among students in the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels, as well as to out-of-school youths, the press release added.*

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3 with arrest
warrants collared

Three men were arrested by the Bacolod City Police Office and the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office yesterday and Thursday in the city.

Police reports said that at about 4:45 p.m. yesterday Rodolfo Poblete, 61, and his son Pablo, 28, were arrested at their residence in Capitol Hills, Brgy. Estafania, Bacolod for violation of Republic Act 9287, or illegal gambling, by Insp. Robert Dejucos and Chief Insp. Rico Santotome Jr. of NOPPO.

The two were arrested by virtue of alias warrants of arrest issued by Judge George Patriarca of Regional Trial Court Branch 45 with P16,000 bail bond each for their temporary liberty.

The two are now detained at the lock-up cell of Police Station 4.

Michael Fallan, 35, of Purok Cereza 1, Brgy. 27, who has a pending arrest warrant for theft, was, meanwhile, arrested at his residence at about 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Fallan was arrested by the team composed by Police Officer 3 Jerry Gorrecita and PO2 Ely Dela Llave with Police Officers 1 Ian Federez, Michael Ferrer and Raffy John Calderon of Police Station 4.

The arrest warrant was issued by Judge Pepito Gellada of Branch 54 of the Regional Trial Court with P20,000 bail bond for his temporary liberty.

Police records show that Fallan was apprehended and detained at the lock-up cell of police station 4 on May 11, 2009 when he allegedly burglarized the L300 van owned by the Emperador Distiller parked at Rizal Street in Brgy. 26 and took P2,910 in cash.*APN

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Carnapped
vehicle recovered

A motorcycle unit reported to have been stolen on June 18 in Ilog, Negros Occidental, was recovered Thursday evening in Barangay West, in the town, a press release from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office said.

Insp. Antonio Talatala, chief of the local police, said the Ilog PNP recovered the Honda XRM motorcycle that had been abandoned in the area, but whose ownership was not identified.

It was reported stolen in Barangay Andulawan in the town more than a week ago. It is now under the custody of Ilog PNP, the press release said.

NOPPO director, Senior Supt. Manuel Felix, lauded the local PNP for the accomplishment, a day after Ilog policemen also assisted in the delivery of a baby girl by a 22-year-old Cauayan resident, on board the station's patrol vehicle on St John the Baptist Day, the press release added.*

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