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Monday, January 10, 2005
NBI's Wycoco to present shabu lab suspect
By Ben O. Tesiorna
DAVAO CITY -- One of the suspects in the biggest drug bust in Mindanao is still with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 11 and will be turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Monday.
NBI Director General Reynaldo Wycoco, himself, will do the turnover of suspect Jessie Jones "Jhong" Pilapil, who surrendered to the bureau Friday noon "to ensure his safety".
A relative of Jessie said Sunday he was still in the hands of NBI 11 agents, who are awaiting instructions from Wycoco.
Wycoco is scheduled to hold a press conference Monday at the NBI office in Bajada together with Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte over recent raids on shabu laboratories and warehouses and arrests of drug suspects.
PDEA 11 Director Wilkins Villanueva said Sunday he was not yet aware of such scheduled turnover.
It was reported earlier that Jessie had gone into hiding after police authorities raided the shabu laboratory in Dumoy, Toril on December 31.
The shabu laboratory is reportedly owned by Allan Sy, who remains at large as of press time.
Allan Sy is the husband of Jed Pilapil-Sy, Jessie's sister.
Pilapil, who is the manager of Polytex Davao Industrial Corporation on Kilometer 24 in Bunawan, was among the respondents in the cases for violations of Sections 8, 11 and 12 of the Republic Act (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act filed Thursday.
Police raided Polytex Wednesday last week and reported having confiscated materials used for shabu-making from the warehouse.
Section 8 of RA 9165 refers to the manufacture of dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals.
Violators face the penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from P500,000 to P10 million.
Section 11 refers to the possession of the dangerous drugs.
Anyone found in violation of such law shall face the penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from P500,000 to P10 million.
Section 12 refers to the possession of equipment, instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs.
Those who violate this face the penalty of imprisonment ranging from six months and one day to four years and a fine ranging from P10,000 to P50,000.
(January 10, 2005 issue)
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