A TOTAL of 3,493 drug pushers and users have surrendered to the police in Negros Island Region (NIR) as of July 7, records show.
In Negros Occidental, a total of 1,037 drug personalities have yielded.
Chief Inspector Mark Darroca, head of the Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG), said all those included in the listed have undergone profiling.
They were interviewed and their mug shots were taken, he added.
The highest number of surrenderees were in Sipalay City, with a total of 144.
In Ilog, 109 surrendered, Kabankalan City, 187, La Carlota City, 78, Binalbagan, 69, Murcia 64, Victorias City, 62, Talisay City and Cauayan, 56 each, Cadiz City, 34, E.B. Magalona, 31, Hinigaran and Hinobaan, 27 each; Pulupandan and Valladolid, 23, Moises Padilla, 13, Sagay City, 11, Pontevedra, 9, La Castellana, 7, Isabela, 6, and Calatrava, 1.
In Negros Oriental, 2,456 drug pushers and users have surrendered from July 1 to 7, records of Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office showed.
Those who have turned themselves in at Guihulngan City were 475, Sibulan, 467, Tanjay City, 241, San Jose, 165, Bais City, 154, Dauin, 146, Amlan, 145, Bayawan City, 129, Tayasan, 65, Vallehermoso, 60, Zamboanguita, 59, Basay, 56, Dumaguete City, 47, Sta. Catalina, 42, Mabinay and Bindoy, 39 each, Ayungon, 32, La Libertad, 23, Manjuyod, 19, Pamplona, 16, Siaton, 13, Valencia, 8, Bacong, 7, Canlaon City 6, and Jimalalud, 3.
One hurt, five nabbed
Meanwhile, a drug suspect was injured while five others were arrested in separate drug busts across Negros Island on July 7.
In Tanjay City, one of the two suspects was injured after he resisted arrest during the operation at Barangay 5.
Senior Inspector Ryan Jay Orapa, chief of Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG) in Negros Oriental, identified the suspects as subject Norivic Sy, and his injured runner Franchise Xavier Saycon.
They are considered Level 3 drug pushers as they are under the city’s drugs watchlist.
Orapa said Saycon attempted to stab a policeman, and he was shot in the foot.
Joint operatives of PAIDSOTG, Provincial Intelligence Branch, Special Operations Group, Provincial Public Safety Company, and Tanjay City Police Station raided Sy’s house which led to the recovery of seven sachets of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride).
The recovered items weighed 10 grams with an estimated value of P100,000.
Orapa said Sy was convicted for possession of illegal drugs in 2001, and currently out on parole.
Charges for violation of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for sale and possession of illegal drugs were already filed against Sy, who is detained.
Saycon, who is being treated at a hospital, is guarded by police.
Over at Negros Occidental, three men were arrested by police after they yielded eight sachets of shabu in a buy bust at Barangay 12, Victorias City.
Police identified the subject as Vicor Karl Mosquera, 32. Also arrested were Michael Garcia, 43, of Victorias City, and Ronel Solas, 31, of Manapla town who were caught inside Mosquera’s house.
Also seized were drug paraphernalia, the P300 marked money, P1,200 in cash, and two cellular phones.
A man was also arrested for sale and possession of illegal drugs in Pontevedra town.
Police seized three sachets of shabu, drug paraphernalia, and the P200 marked money from Eddie Delgado, 31.
Chief Inspector Ariel Pico, chief of Pontevedra Municipal Police Station, said Delgado is under the town’s drugs watchlist.
Delgado voluntarily surrendered to police last Monday and took an oath to stop his engagement in illegal drugs, but three days later, he was arrested for continuing his trade.
Delgado is detained pending preliminary proceedings.