Philippine Asian News Today Vol 20 No 21 | Page 13

November 1 - 15, 2018 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY “BASURA NYO, HAHAKUTIN KO” News in and around Metro Manila 4 alleged drug peddlers arrested in Makati buy-bust ops Four alleged drug peddlers were apprehended by policemen in separate buy-bust operations in Makati City on Wednesday night, November 14. Police identified the suspects as Vladimir Rafiña, 34, a jeepney dispatcher; Eunice Labeste, 27, an office staff; Ricardo Ebrada,48, a jeepney driver; and Paterno Malonzo, 49, a construction worker. Investigation showed that around 7:30 p.m., Rafiña and Labeste were nabbed along Luzon St. in Barangay Pitogo, Makati. Undercover policemen transacted with them following a tip from a concerned citizen, reports said. After handing the marked money in exchange for shabu, other cops then went out and collared Rafiña and Labeste. Recovered from them were nine sachets of shabu, the marked money, two improvised tooters, and other drug paraphernalia. They then ratted out two other peddlers selling illegal drugs in the same barangay. Around 8 p.m., cops arrested Ebrada and Malonzo along Palawan St. in Barangay Pitogo, Makati. Both of them were also ensnared in a buy-bust operation. Police seized five sachets of shabu, the marked money, an improvised handgun, three ammunitions of a 12 gauge shotgun, and four caliber .38 ammunition. All the four accused drug pushers are now jailed at the Makati police headquarters’ detention cell. (Jel Santos)(mb.com) Suspected drug user nabbed in Makati A suspected drug user was apprehended by roving village watchmen together with police before dawn Wednesday in Makati City yielding several sachets of illegal drugs. Makati City Police identified the suspect as Ronald Daca, 22, a resident of Southsea Street, Barangay Rizal, Makati City. According to the report, they noticed that the suspect was acting uneasy and suspiciously and when approached by one of them. he saw a transparent heat-sealed sachet of shabu in the left hand of the suspect. During the arrest and frisking, they recovered five pieces of tea bag sized sachets of dried marijuana leaves. The suspect together with the recovered pieces of evidence were properly turned over to the Station Drug Enforcement Unit of the Makati City Police Station for proper disposition and filing of cases. (Dhel Nazario) WWW.PHILIPPINEASIANNEWSTODAY.COM 13