TAWI-TAWI
– Since the Oplan Tokhang and double barrel
started the provincial police office of this province has arrested at
least 1,293 individuals using and trading drugs amidst the implementation of
the program, police said.
Police
Senior Superintendent Elizalde C. Quiboyen, PNP provincial director, told
reporters that his office has started conducting massive operation in the
different island municipalities by arresting drug users, pushers and even drug lords
by hook or by crook.
They
arrested 265 pushers and 1,028 drug
users since July 1, said Quiboyen. “Our policemen are always ready to arrest
reported drugs personalities to comply to the implement of the government’s (mandates
on drug),” he added.
Meanwhile,
in the recent reports that on July 23 in coordination with PDEA9, elements
of MAIDSOTG of Bongao, MPS, RPSB, PPSC
and PAIDSOTG conducted a buy bust operation at barangay Simandagit of the said
municipality resulted the death of two unidentified persons.
Recovered
from the suspects were one 38 revolver with three spent shell, one live bullet
and one 22 cal. revolver with one spent shell and 3 live bullets.
Also
recovered were one heat sealed transparent plastic sachet with white
crystalline substance suspected to be
shabu with an approximate weight of 4.049 grams and one unit Kawasaki
motorcycle color white with side car.
Quiboyen
said, the police is now working on the identification of the two suspects.
