TWO alleged members of drug syndicates were arrested in separate an anti-drug operations in Zamboanga Sibugay, the police said Saturday, July 07, 2018.
Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified the arrested suspect as Albert Tadeo, 36, a government employee, and Abdulsalim Modapil Mangungaya, 36.
Galvez said Tadeo was arrested in a drug bust at 8:40 p.m. Friday at Purok Gumamela in Taway village, Ipil town.
She said Tadeo, a Community Affairs Officer 1 of the provincial government, is a member of a drug syndicate known as Matiz Group based on the list of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Seized were more or less .8 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as “shabu,” packed in three plastic sachets worth P5,400 and P1,000 marked money, she added.
Galvez said Mangungaya was arrested by joint police and PDEA personnel in another drug bust around 11 p.m. Thursday in Kalian village, Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur.
Mangungaya is listed as the number two high-value target drug personality in the town of Margosatubig and has standing warrant of arrest for murder with no recommended bail.
Galvez said the suspect is an alleged member of a drug syndicate known as “Pating” drug group operating in Zamboanga del Sur.
Seized from the suspect were nine heat-sealed plastic sachets of suspected shabu and P500 marked money, the police officer added.
She said the suspects will be charged for violation of Section 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)