THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas dismantled a suspected drug den and arrested six persons in a raid in Purok Cheriza II, Barangay 27, Bacolod City Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2020.
The operatives, led by the PDEA-Western Visayas Special Enforcement team with PDEA-Antique and Guimaras agents, raided the house of Karen Ducay through a search warrant at about 5 p.m., following reports from the community about her alleged involvement in illegal drugs in the village.
Ducay, 36, a suspected drug den maintainer, was arrested along with her companions Ronald Torres, Jojemar Bebic, Glenn Magbanua, Caroline Benal and Mary Rose Molina inside the house.
Recovered from the suspects’ possession were several sachets of shabu weighing 15 grams and drug paraphernalia.
Ducay also admitted to the operatives that she was collecting P20 from the drug users for a “pot session.”
The suspects are detained and facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Meanwhile, two robbery suspects were arrested after they ransacked a house at Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City Saturday morning.
Police identified the suspects as Joemarie Dela Cruz and Luis Mondejar, both residents of Bacolod City.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Pico, spokesperson of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), said the suspects were arrested by village watchmen of Barangay Tangub after they were caught in the act stealing inside the house of Lorenzo Estopa at about 4:10 a.m.
Police recovered from the suspects’ possession three units of cellular phone and wristwatch worth P31,000.
The suspects are detained at the custodial facility of Police Station 6 and facing robbery charges.