CAMP BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Underscoring the ongoing efforts of Police Regional Office – Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) to combat the proliferation of illegal drugs in the region, the Inayan cops of Mountain Province Police Provincial Office (PPO) arrested a geodetic engineer following the discovery and confiscation of shabu valued at Php93,160.00 in his residence in Brgy Bantay, Paracelis, Mountain Province on June 1, 2024.
Based on the reports submitted to the PRO-CAR Regional Director, PBGEN David K. Peredo, Jr., a 44-year-old male, identified as a High Value Individual (HVI) was arrested during the execution of a search warrant by joint operatives from Mountain Province PPO Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, Provincial Intelligence Unit, 2nd Mountain Province Provincial Mobile Force Company, Paracelis Municipal Police Station (MPS), Regional Intelligence Division, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15, and PDEA- Mountain Province in his residence.
During the operation, the operatives were able to discover two sachets containing suspected shabu, weighing more or less 13.7 grams, with a Standard Drug Price of Php 93,160.00; one cal. 22 rifle without serial number; and assorted drug paraphernalia.
An on-site inventory of the recovered evidence was conducted in the presence of the arrested suspect, and witnessed by media representative Daria Jose Gumtang and three Barangay Kagawads of Brgy Bantay.
Following the operation, the suspect and the confiscated evidence were taken into custody by Paracelis MPS for documentation and proper disposition.
The arrest highlights the unwavering commitment of PRO-CAR to combat illegal drugs and ensure peace and order in the region.
Their tireless efforts continue to make the community safer and more secure for all its residents.