By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter
ELEMENTS of the Laoag police’s City
Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Team (CAIDSOT) under the supervision of
acting police chief P/Supt. Jeffrey Gorospe arrested a suspected drug pusher on
September 9.
The suspect was identified as Jade
Bumanglag, 28 years old, single and a resident of Barangay 14, San Nicolas,
Ilocos Norte.
Initial investigation stated that at
about 2:20 am of September 9, Bumanglag was arrested with the
coordination of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in a drug
buy-bust operation at the Gilbert Bridge.
The suspect was arrested while in the
act of selling one heat-sealed plastic sachet containing white crystalline suspected
to be shabu plus plastic material to a police poseur-buyer.
Also confiscated in his possession were
four other plastic sachets containing the same crystalline material and three disposable
lighters. The buy-bust money amounting to P1,000 was also recovered from the
suspect.
According to Gorospe, Bumanglag was
already convicted from charges of theft incidents, drug pushing and robbery,
which resulted to his being jailed at the National Penitentiary in Muntinlupa.
Aside from this case, Gorospe said that
Bumanglag is also the suspect of a recent robbery at the Laoag Central
Elementary School.
As this developed, Gorospe said an
inquest case was filed against the suspect at the city prosecutor’s office and was
subsequently charged in court for violation of Section 11, Article II of RA
9165 docketed under Criminal Case No. 15652 with recommended bail bond of
P200,000.00.
Another estafa case was filed under
Article 315 paragraph 2(b) docketed under Criminal Case No. 35757 with no bail
required.
Said accused was committed at the city
BJMP by virtue of commitment order dated September 10, 2013 issued by Judge
Charles Aguilar of RTC Branch 12.
Cops warns LC residents of robbers
Meanwhile, the city’s police has also urged the public to be more vigilant on
robbery incidents both residential and business areas.
Laoag police reports show a robbery
incident transpired at the residence of Jennifer Frances Gapuzan, 45, widow of Barangay
7-A this city last September 8.
Elements of this station with the SOCO
team from the INPPO led by P/Chief Insp. Valeriano Laya immediately responded
to the said area and initial investigation disclosed that at 5:00 am
their stay-in maid noticed that their back door was opened and their window
grill was forcibly destroyed which served as the robbers’ point of entry.
The suspects carted away one laptop; three
cellphones; one wristwatch; a wallet containing PRC license, ATM cards and
credit card owned by Miguel Austin Gapuzan.
Also stolen was one cellphone, one wrist
watch, 1one necklace, a pair of earrings and P3,000 cash owned by Nenita Panoncillo.
Recovered at the crime scene were one
steel pipe and one flashlight allegedly left by the suspects.
Relative to this, Gorospe said that they
have already coordinated with the different pawnshop owners here about this
incident and gave them the list of the stolen items just in case someone will
go there to pawn them, they should immediately contact the city police for
information.
Gorospe also instructed security guards of
business establishments in the city to be more vigilant because robbers might
use the canals as their underground entrance again.
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