Police file charges against arrested suspect of illegal drug trade, loose firearms

PAGADIAN CITY (Sept. 23, 2015) – The City Police had formally filed the charges to the City Prosecutor’s Office against the suspect for illegal drugs trade and illegal possession of firearms, Monday

City Police Chief Supt. Glenn Dulawan identified the suspect as Sunny Mapait y Dalingding. He was under watch list on drugs personalities in this city.

Dulawan said the suspect was arrested by the joint police operatives of Pagadian City Police Station Intelligence personnel and the Regional Public Safety Battalion-9 (RPSB9) led by Executive Officer Police Senior Inspector Jerome Tajor Pamalaran during the conduct of illegal drugs buy-bust operation at Zone 2 in the nearby Barangay Muricay, of this city at about 4:30 AM of September 16, 2015.

The raiding team equipped with search warrant number 240 for illegal drugs and loose firearms issued by Hon. Judge Joel G. Vercide issued on September 15, 2015 at the house of the same subject located at the said place, Dulawan said.

He added that the police operatives has confiscated from the suspect possession and control four heat sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance believed to be “shabu”.

Police also confiscated from the suspect the following items:

one M1 Garand Rifle with defaced serial number; 27 live ammunitions of caliber .30; one homemade Cal .45 with defaced serial number; one magazine of caliber .45; seven live ammunitions of caliber .45 one homemade caliber .38 pistol with defaced serial number; one homemade caliber .357; five live ammunitions of 12 gauge shotgun; one disposable lighter; several pieces of cut transparent plastic for repacking of “shabu”; one improvised blade cutter for repacking; and three small rolled aluminum foils.

The arrested suspect is now temporary detained at Pagadian City Police Station while waiting from for the proper disposition of the case. (jdc)